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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627282

Dharmadom 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.
Population30,804people
Households6,751PCA households
Literacy rate97.23%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople30,80413,98716,817
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8381,4291,409
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,19212,35214,840
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.23%98.36%96.31%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople615284331
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople562729
Total workersCensus workers9,8907,3282,562
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.11%52.39%15.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,8796,8622,017
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,011466545
Non-workerspeople20,9146,65914,255

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25780; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,751 households and 30,804 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.36% for males and 96.31% for females.
  • Of 9,890 workers, 89.78% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2631
Agricultural labourers8123
Household industry workers9221
Other workers8,680936

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
Dharmadom (CT)5890563430,804

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.