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Wayanad population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Kerala, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 817,420 people
Households 190,894 PCA households
Literacy rate 89.03% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 41.6% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 817,420 785,840 31,580 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 190,894 183,375 7,519 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 92,324 88,727 3,597 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 11.29% 11.29% 11.39% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,035 1,034 1,051 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 965 965 959 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 645,585 620,070 25,515 Literacy rate% 89.03% 88.95% 91.18% Male literacy rate% 92.51% 92.45% 94.13% Female literacy rate% 85.7% 85.59% 88.4% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 32,578 30,378 2,200 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 151,443 148,215 3,228 Total workersCensus workers 340,077 328,034 12,043 Work participation rate% 41.6% 41.74% 38.13% Main workersworked at least 6 months 263,445 253,300 10,145 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 76,632 74,734 1,898 Non-workerspeople 477,343 457,806 19,537
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 190,894 households and 817,420 residents. Urban residents made up 3.86% of the population. Rural residents made up 96.14%. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.29% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.51% for males and 85.7% for females. Of 340,077 workers, 77.47% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 46,410 6,349 Agricultural labourers 69,133 32,497 Household industry workers 2,917 1,657 Other workers 144,985 36,129
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 803264 31,580 people within this district · Town