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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627135

Chemnad 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.
Population14,323people
Households2,747PCA households
Literacy rate94.44%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3236,6627,661
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0291,060969
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,6105,4016,209
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.44%96.41%92.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople388151237
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople23323210
Total workersCensus workers3,8482,954894
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.87%44.34%11.67%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2962,652644
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months552302250
Non-workerspeople10,4753,7086,767

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25698; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,747 households and 14,323 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.17% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.41% for males and 92.78% for females.
  • Of 3,848 workers, 85.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators578
Agricultural labourers13575
Household industry workers2810
Other workers3,076459

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
Chemnad (CT)5880563014,323

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.