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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627127

Shiriya 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.
Population5,277people
Households974PCA households
Literacy rate86.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation23.54%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,2772,4032,874
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6818389429
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,8661,8771,989
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.7%93.2%81.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople19810098
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople241113
Total workersCensus workers1,242863379
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population23.54%35.91%13.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,121819302
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1214477
Non-workerspeople4,0351,5402,495

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25690; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 974 households and 5,277 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 15.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.2% for males and 81.35% for females.
  • Of 1,242 workers, 90.26% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators350
Agricultural labourers292
Household industry workers14712
Other workers910107

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
Shiriya (CT)588056305,277

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.