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Town · Census 2011 · code 803906

Vilavur 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.
Population14,320people
Households3,725PCA households
Literacy rate90.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.37%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3207,1477,173
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,313653660
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,8316,0085,823
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.96%92.52%89.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople508245263
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople312
Total workersCensus workers5,0654,123942
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.37%57.69%13.13%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,3803,697683
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months685426259
Non-workerspeople9,2553,0246,231

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28023; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,725 households and 14,320 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.52% for males and 89.41% for females.
  • Of 5,065 workers, 86.48% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13614
Agricultural labourers918163
Household industry workers8996
Other workers3,237412

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
Vilavur (TP)6290588214,320

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.