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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627246

Kadachira 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.
Population18,979people
Households4,127PCA households
Literacy rate97.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,9798,69810,281
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9371,012925
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,6527,5959,057
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.71%98.82%96.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople290148142
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople582731
Total workersCensus workers5,3624,0271,335
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.25%46.3%12.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,5663,583983
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months796444352
Non-workerspeople13,6174,6718,946

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25761; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,127 households and 18,979 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.82% for males and 96.8% for females.
  • Of 5,362 workers, 85.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators223
Agricultural labourers152107
Household industry workers1177
Other workers4,275679

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
Kadachira (CT)5890563318,979

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.