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Town · Census 2011 · code 804010

Valparai 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.
Population70,859people
Households19,017PCA households
Literacy rate84.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation54.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople70,85935,20435,655
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,0072,5642,443
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+55,60229,87125,731
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+84.43%91.52%77.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople42,28620,94321,343
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1,241636605
Total workersCensus workers38,44020,61417,826
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population54.25%58.56%50%
Main workersworked at least 6 months34,44618,52515,921
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,9942,0891,905
Non-workerspeople32,41914,59017,829

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28223; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 19,017 households and 70,859 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.07% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.52% for males and 77.48% for females.
  • Of 38,440 workers, 89.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10771
Agricultural labourers4,828341
Household industry workers17362
Other workers29,3383,520

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
Valparai (M)6320590070,859

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.