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Town · Census 2011 · code 803920

Vellimalai 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.
Population13,182people
Households3,436PCA households
Literacy rate88.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,1826,6326,550
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,163605558
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,6805,5265,154
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.86%91.69%86.01%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople949480469
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople472522
Total workersCensus workers5,4413,9011,540
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.28%58.82%23.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1053,0631,042
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,336838498
Non-workerspeople7,7412,7315,010

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28037; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,436 households and 13,182 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.69% for males and 86.01% for females.
  • Of 5,441 workers, 75.45% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8153
Agricultural labourers536135
Household industry workers30793
Other workers3,1811,055

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
Vellimalai (TP)6290588213,182

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.