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Town · Census 2011 · code 803838

Vasudevanallur 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.
Population21,361people
Households5,833PCA households
Literacy rate73.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation47.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,36110,53210,829
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2041,1041,100
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,1697,9466,223
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+73.96%84.28%63.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5542,2292,325
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople853649
Total workersCensus workers10,0716,0733,998
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population47.15%57.66%36.92%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,2655,6363,629
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months806437369
Non-workerspeople11,2904,4596,831

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27879; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,833 households and 21,361 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 84.28% for males and 63.96% for females.
  • Of 10,071 workers, 92% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators23621
Agricultural labourers3,645247
Household industry workers1,219108
Other workers4,165430

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
Vasudevanallur (TP)6280587021,361

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.