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Town · Census 2011 · code 803904

Valvaithankoshtam 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.
Population16,965people
Households4,406PCA households
Literacy rate93.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9658,3108,655
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,701863838
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,3197,0977,222
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.81%95.3%92.39%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople281414
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers6,0914,6191,472
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.9%55.58%17.01%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2284,1551,073
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months863464399
Non-workerspeople10,8743,6917,183

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28021; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,406 households and 16,965 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.3% for males and 92.39% for females.
  • Of 6,091 workers, 85.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators432
Agricultural labourers34361
Household industry workers175136
Other workers4,667664

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
Valvaithankoshtam (TP)6290588216,965

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.