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Chirakkal 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.
Population 45,601 people
Households 9,599 PCA households
Literacy rate 96.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 29.62% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 45,601 21,123 24,478 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,902 2,412 2,490 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 39,093 18,256 20,837 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 96.05% 97.57% 94.77% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,702 1,279 1,423 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 128 65 63 Total workersCensus workers 13,509 10,659 2,850 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 29.62% 50.46% 11.64% Main workersworked at least 6 months 11,828 9,669 2,159 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,681 990 691 Non-workerspeople 32,092 10,464 21,628
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 9,599 households and 45,601 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.57% for males and 94.77% for females. Of 13,509 workers, 87.56% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 16 12 Agricultural labourers 168 69 Household industry workers 254 61 Other workers 11,390 1,539
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chirakkal (CT) 589 05633 45,601
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.