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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627122

Manjeshwar population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Kerala, 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.
Population8,742people
Households1,681PCA households
Literacy rate92.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.12%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,7424,1784,564
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,149576573
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,0553,5133,542
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.91%97.53%88.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople399179220
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople281216
Total workersCensus workers2,8082,024784
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.12%48.44%17.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,9761,460516
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months832564268
Non-workerspeople5,9342,1543,780

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25685; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,681 households and 8,742 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.14% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.53% for males and 88.75% for females.
  • Of 2,808 workers, 70.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators334
Agricultural labourers2422
Household industry workers238141
Other workers1,681665

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
Manjeshwar (CT)588056308,742

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.