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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627038

Kavaratti population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Lakshadweep, 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.
Population11,210people
Households2,246PCA households
Literacy rate91.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.4%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,2106,1715,039
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,158618540
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,2075,2963,911
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.59%95.37%86.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople9,9525,1634,789
Total workersCensus workers3,5202,882638
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.4%46.7%12.66%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2381,845393
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,2821,037245
Non-workerspeople7,6903,2894,401

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25659; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,246 households and 11,210 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.37% for males and 86.93% for females.
  • Of 3,520 workers, 63.58% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators00
Agricultural labourers00
Household industry workers1313
Other workers2,2251,269

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
Kavaratti (CT)5870562511,210

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.