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Town · Census 2011 · code 803852

Vadakarai Keezhpadugai 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.
Population20,821people
Households5,047PCA households
Literacy rate76.58%% of people aged 7+
Work participation46.04%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,82110,64310,178
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5071,3011,206
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,0247,9916,033
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.58%85.54%67.24%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6941,3411,353
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers9,5856,3013,284
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population46.04%59.2%32.27%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,2485,6112,637
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,337690647
Non-workerspeople11,2364,3426,894

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27906; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,047 households and 20,821 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 85.54% for males and 67.24% for females.
  • Of 9,585 workers, 86.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators65824
Agricultural labourers3,025557
Household industry workers1,906349
Other workers2,659407

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
Vadakarai Keezhpadugai (TP)6280587420,821

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.