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Town · Census 2011 · code 804008

Vettaikaranpudur 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.
Population17,392people
Households5,152PCA households
Literacy rate67.17%% of people aged 7+
Work participation55.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,3928,5538,839
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,536814722
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,6515,8144,837
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+67.17%75.13%59.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,3321,6791,653
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,704862842
Total workersCensus workers9,6105,6723,938
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population55.26%66.32%44.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,1465,5103,636
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months464162302
Non-workerspeople7,7822,8814,901

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28218; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,152 households and 17,392 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.83% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 75.13% for males and 59.59% for females.
  • Of 9,610 workers, 95.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4059
Agricultural labourers5,701255
Household industry workers10814
Other workers2,932186

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
Vettaikaranpudur (TP)6320589917,392

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.