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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627245

Thottada 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.
Population40,818people
Households8,798PCA households
Literacy rate96.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople40,81818,48322,335
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2902,2272,063
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+35,28115,89619,385
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.59%97.79%95.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,294623671
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople19910099
Total workersCensus workers12,0608,9533,107
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.55%48.44%13.91%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,5928,1372,455
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,468816652
Non-workerspeople28,7589,53019,228

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25760; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,798 households and 40,818 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.51% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.79% for males and 95.62% for females.
  • Of 12,060 workers, 87.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3016
Agricultural labourers13252
Household industry workers26443
Other workers10,1661,357

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
Thottada (CT)5890563340,818

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.