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Town · Census 2011 · code 803983

Vadavalli 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.
Population39,873people
Households10,824PCA households
Literacy rate89.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople39,87319,93619,937
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4551,7881,667
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,68716,88515,802
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+89.76%93.04%86.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,5541,7641,790
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople231113118
Total workersCensus workers15,44111,2864,155
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.73%56.61%20.84%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,13410,4553,679
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,307831476
Non-workerspeople24,4328,65015,782

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28186; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,824 households and 39,873 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.04% for males and 86.49% for females.
  • Of 15,441 workers, 91.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14412
Agricultural labourers388162
Household industry workers35844
Other workers13,2441,089

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
Vadavalli (TP)6320589839,873

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.