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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627279

Kottayam-Malabar 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.
Population19,176people
Households3,815PCA households
Literacy rate96.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,1768,81310,363
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3021,1411,161
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,2347,4928,742
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.21%97.65%95%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople268134134
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople612734
Total workersCensus workers5,5354,2991,236
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.86%48.78%11.93%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4653,642823
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,070657413
Non-workerspeople13,6414,5149,127

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25777; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,815 households and 19,176 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.65% for males and 95% for females.
  • Of 5,535 workers, 80.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2917
Agricultural labourers16586
Household industry workers16714
Other workers4,104953

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
Kottayam-Malabar (CT)5890563419,176

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.