Literate27,73,928Vellore
Literate males15,04,355
Literate females12,69,573
Illiterate11,62,403
Literacy %70.5%
Population39,36,331
Literacy
Literate27,73,928
Literate males15,04,355
Literate females12,69,573
Literacy %70.5%
Illiterate11,62,403
Illiterate males4,57,333
Illiterate females7,05,070
Population Overview
Total population39,36,331
Males19,61,688
Females19,74,643
Sex ratio1,007per 1,000 males
Households9,29,281
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–64,32,550
Boys 0–62,22,460
Girls 0–62,10,090
Child %11%
SC / ST
SC population8,60,212
SC males4,24,668
SC females4,35,544
SC %21.9%
ST population72,955
ST males36,663
ST females36,292
ST %1.9%
Workers — Total
Total workers16,89,330
Worker males11,23,874
Worker females5,65,456
Work participation %42.9%
Non-workers22,47,001
Non-worker males8,37,814
Non-worker females14,09,187
Workers — Main
Main workers13,60,185
Main males9,59,108
Main females4,01,077
Cultivators1,53,211
Cultivator males1,07,994
Cultivator females45,217
Agri labourers2,54,999
Agri labourer males1,40,187
Agri labourer females1,14,812
Household industry1,06,906
HH industry males48,625
HH industry females58,281
Other workers8,45,069
Other males6,62,302
Other females1,82,767
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers3,29,145
Marginal males1,64,766
Marginal females1,64,379
Marg. cultivators21,897
Marg. agri labourers1,36,956
Marg. HH industry29,509
Marg. other1,40,783
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males12,357
Marg. cultivator females9,540
Marg. agri lab. males60,473
Marg. agri lab. females76,483
Marg. HH industry males8,652
Marg. HH industry females20,857
Marg. other males83,284
Marg. other females57,499
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers2,70,674
3–6 mo males1,37,408
3–6 mo females1,33,266
3–6 mo cultivators18,879
3–6 mo cult. males10,842
3–6 mo cult. females8,037
3–6 mo agri lab.1,14,749
3–6 mo agri lab. males51,393
3–6 mo agri lab. females63,356
3–6 mo HH industry22,909
3–6 mo HH ind. males6,832
3–6 mo HH ind. females16,077
3–6 mo other1,14,137
3–6 mo other males68,341
3–6 mo other females45,796
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers58,471
0–3 mo males27,358
0–3 mo females31,113
0–3 mo cultivators3,018
0–3 mo cult. males1,515
0–3 mo cult. females1,503
0–3 mo agri lab.22,207
0–3 mo agri lab. males9,080
0–3 mo agri lab. females13,127
0–3 mo HH industry6,600
0–3 mo HH ind. males1,820
0–3 mo HH ind. females4,780
0–3 mo other26,646
0–3 mo other males14,943
0–3 mo other females11,703