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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627241

Chelora 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.
Population20,952people
Households4,527PCA households
Literacy rate97.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,9529,49711,455
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3271,1781,149
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,0798,1839,896
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.07%98.37%96.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople526255271
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1185761
Total workersCensus workers6,4474,7991,648
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.77%50.53%14.39%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2574,0961,161
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,190703487
Non-workerspeople14,5054,6989,807

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25756; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,527 households and 20,952 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.11% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.37% for males and 96.02% for females.
  • Of 6,447 workers, 81.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1632
Agricultural labourers15080
Household industry workers11039
Other workers4,9811,039

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
Chelora (CT)5890563320,952

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.