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Town · Census 2011 · code 803978

Vellakinar 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.
Population15,998people
Households4,373PCA households
Literacy rate86.74%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.23%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,9988,0237,975
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,483785698
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,5906,5925,998
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.74%91.07%82.42%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,0141,4761,538
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633
Total workersCensus workers6,9165,0191,897
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.23%62.56%23.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,0264,5061,520
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months890513377
Non-workerspeople9,0823,0046,078

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28176; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,373 households and 15,998 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.07% for males and 82.42% for females.
  • Of 6,916 workers, 87.13% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9519
Agricultural labourers30725
Household industry workers8720
Other workers5,537826

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
Vellakinar (TP)6320589715,998

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.