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Town · Census 2011 · code 803791

Vathirairuppu population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population16,784people
Households4,634PCA households
Literacy rate79.82%% of people aged 7+
Work participation45.2%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,7848,3308,454
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,514778736
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,1896,5465,643
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+79.82%86.68%73.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,0721,9962,076
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers7,5874,7122,875
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population45.2%56.57%34.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,8083,2451,563
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7791,4671,312
Non-workerspeople9,1973,6185,579

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27714; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,634 households and 16,784 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.02% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.68% for males and 73.11% for females.
  • Of 7,587 workers, 63.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators21421
Agricultural labourers1,3841,377
Household industry workers171126
Other workers3,0391,255

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Vathirairuppu (TP)6250584816,784

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.