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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627353

Valayam 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.
Population14,328people
Households3,187PCA households
Literacy rate90.97%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.15%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,3286,8017,527
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,661834827
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,5235,7145,809
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.97%95.76%86.7%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople207103104
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople218106112
Total workersCensus workers4,1773,307870
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.15%48.63%11.56%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,6512,281370
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5261,026500
Non-workerspeople10,1513,4946,657

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25813; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,187 households and 14,328 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.59% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.76% for males and 86.7% for females.
  • Of 4,177 workers, 63.47% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4318
Agricultural labourers180184
Household industry workers9121
Other workers2,3371,303

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
Valayam (CT)5910563814,328

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.