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Town · Census 2011 · code 803866

Veeravanallur 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.
Population19,585people
Households5,317PCA households
Literacy rate87.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,5859,49110,094
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,819913906
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,4667,9947,472
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+87.05%93.19%81.32%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4681,6721,796
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople502327
Total workersCensus workers8,7425,6023,140
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.64%59.02%31.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,2884,8732,415
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,454729725
Non-workerspeople10,8433,8896,954

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 27936; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,317 households and 19,585 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.19% for males and 81.32% for females.
  • Of 8,742 workers, 83.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators34728
Agricultural labourers1,008293
Household industry workers1,377195
Other workers4,556938

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
Veeravanallur (TP)6280587819,585

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.