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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627290

New Mahe 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.
Population10,986people
Households2,144PCA households
Literacy rate97.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.29%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople10,9864,8616,125
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,287669618
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,4394,0945,345
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.32%97.66%97.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople843450
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople332112
Total workersCensus workers2,6692,289380
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.29%47.09%6.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,4982,204294
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1718586
Non-workerspeople8,3172,5725,745

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25788; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,144 households and 10,986 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.66% for males and 97.06% for females.
  • Of 2,669 workers, 93.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators65
Agricultural labourers92
Household industry workers241
Other workers2,459163

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
New Mahe (CT)5890563410,986

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.