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Town · Census 2011 · code 803970

Veerapandi 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.
Population16,953people
Households4,740PCA households
Literacy rate84.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9538,4758,478
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,428716712
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+13,1726,9516,221
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.84%89.59%80.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7321,3501,382
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople361917
Total workersCensus workers7,2245,1022,122
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.61%60.2%25.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,8114,8691,942
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months413233180
Non-workerspeople9,7293,3736,356

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28168; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,740 households and 16,953 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 89.59% for males and 80.11% for females.
  • Of 7,224 workers, 94.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11211
Agricultural labourers23623
Household industry workers1418
Other workers6,322371

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
Veerapandi (TP)6320589716,953

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.