Tamilnadu Statistics

The total population of Tamilnadu accounts to around 6.2+ crores. As per Census 2001, the rural/urban population is around 56% and urban population is around 44%. About 1.7+ crores in Rural/Urban Tamilnadu are 'workers' not cultivators/agriculture. The Urban worker population is 1+ crores are low income workers. The total worker population in Tamilnadu is around 2.7+ crores (44.67% of total working population in Tamilnadu).

Source: Census of India, 2001

The demography, psychographic and techno graphic details of identified area including Skill Training Institutes, Job seekers, and Employers are studied on all the deployed regions.

As per census 2001, statistics of Tamil Nadu is as follows:

State:Tamil Nadu Male Female Total
Total Population* 31,400,909 31,004,770 62,405,679
Scheduled Castes 5,932,925 5,924,579 11,857,504
Scheduled Tribes 328,917 322,404 651,321
Workers** 18,100,397 9,777,885 27,878,282
Main Workers*** 16,303,310 7,454,473 23,757,783
Main Cultivators 3,107,543 1,631,276 4,738,819
Main Agricultural Laborers 3,273,642 2,789,144 6,062,786
Main Workers in Household Industries 594,025 667,034 1,261,059
Main Other Workers 9,328,100 2,367,019 11,695,119
Marginal Workers**** 1,797,087 2,323,412 4,120,499
Marginal Cultivators 154,946 222,274 377,220
Marginal Agricultural Laborers 982,718 1,592,126 2,574,844
Marginal Workers in Household Industries 54,564 184,138 238,702
Marginal Other Workers 604,859 324,874 929,733
Non Workers 13,300,512 21,226,885 34,527,397

*Total Population Equal to Sum of Total Workers and Total Non Workers

** Total Workers Equal to Sum of Total Main Workers and Total Marginal Workers

***Total Main Workers Equal to Sum of Total Main (Cultivator + Agricultural Laborers + Workers in Household Industries + Other Workers)

****Total Marginal Workers Equal to Sum of Total Marginal (Cultivator + Agricultural Laborers + Workers in Household Industries + Other Workers)

The Main other workers(11,695,119) of the census records population plus the employed/unemployed, skilled/unskilled youth population are the community VelaiSMS target to intervene and create an impact in their livelihood.

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