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Kottayam 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 1,974,551 people
Households 487,296 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.21% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.26% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,974,551 1,409,158 565,393 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 487,296 346,899 140,397 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 174,486 125,143 49,343 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 8.84% 8.88% 8.73% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 1,039 1,034 1,051 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 964 963 968 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,749,798 1,246,775 503,023 Literacy rate% 97.21% 97.1% 97.48% Male literacy rate% 97.97% 97.86% 98.24% Female literacy rate% 96.48% 96.37% 96.75% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 153,909 119,360 34,549 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21,972 19,698 2,274 Total workersCensus workers 735,735 539,176 196,559 Work participation rate% 37.26% 38.26% 34.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 604,553 434,591 169,962 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 131,182 104,585 26,597 Non-workerspeople 1,238,816 869,982 368,834
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 487,296 households and 1,974,551 residents. Urban residents made up 28.63% of the population. Rural residents made up 71.37%. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.84% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.97% for males and 96.48% for females. Of 735,735 workers, 82.17% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 42,620 7,371 Agricultural labourers 44,783 18,269 Household industry workers 13,209 5,314 Other workers 503,941 100,228
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 803296 55,374 people within this district · Town
Census code 803297 47,685 people within this district · Town
Census code 628178 43,595 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628174 42,839 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628172 40,438 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628177 38,599 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628138 34,814 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628173 34,470 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628192 33,819 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628179 29,635 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628175 29,248 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628171 26,993 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628191 25,145 people within this district · Census town
Census code 803295 23,234 people within this district · Town
Census code 803294 22,056 people within this district · Town
Census code 628193 21,338 people within this district · Census town
Census code 628176 16,111 people within this district · Census town