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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627211

Kurumathur 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.
Population18,641people
Households4,117PCA households
Literacy rate93.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.49%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,6418,7239,918
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3821,1911,191
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,1817,2757,906
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.37%96.59%90.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople641330311
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople362214
Total workersCensus workers5,8704,3471,523
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.49%49.83%15.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7803,795985
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,090552538
Non-workerspeople12,7714,3768,395

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25723; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,117 households and 18,641 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.59% for males and 90.59% for females.
  • Of 5,870 workers, 81.43% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6278
Agricultural labourers246201
Household industry workers498
Other workers4,423803

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
Kurumathur (CT)5890563218,641

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.