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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627216

Cheleri 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.
Population10,848people
Households2,150PCA households
Literacy rate93.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,8484,8735,975
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,384674710
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,8924,1014,791
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.96%97.67%91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople566290276
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople615
Total workersCensus workers2,6792,119560
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.7%43.48%9.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,3751,974401
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months304145159
Non-workerspeople8,1692,7545,415

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25728; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,150 households and 10,848 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.76% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.67% for males and 91% for females.
  • Of 2,679 workers, 88.65% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2210
Agricultural labourers13322
Household industry workers1710
Other workers2,203262

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
Cheleri (CT)5890563210,848

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.