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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627221

Cheruthazham 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.
Population29,348people
Households7,074PCA households
Literacy rate94.98%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,34813,57115,777
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0131,5131,500
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,01211,78213,230
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.98%97.71%92.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,565751814
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople412120
Total workersCensus workers9,9447,1042,840
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.88%52.35%18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,4276,2752,152
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,517829688
Non-workerspeople19,4046,46712,937

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25736; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,074 households and 29,348 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.71% for males and 92.67% for females.
  • Of 9,944 workers, 84.74% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20665
Agricultural labourers592424
Household industry workers7326
Other workers7,5561,002

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
Cheruthazham (CT)5890563329,348

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.