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Chekkiad 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.
Population 24,246 people
Households 5,051 PCA households
Literacy rate 90.74% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 23.83% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 24,246 11,194 13,052 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,426 1,724 1,702 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 18,892 9,020 9,872 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 90.74% 95.25% 86.98% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 303 163 140 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 220 112 108 Total workersCensus workers 5,779 4,755 1,024 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 23.83% 42.48% 7.85% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,167 3,741 426 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,612 1,014 598 Non-workerspeople 18,467 6,439 12,028
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 5,051 households and 24,246 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 14.13% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.25% for males and 86.98% for females. Of 5,779 workers, 72.11% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 194 92 Agricultural labourers 284 304 Household industry workers 60 14 Other workers 3,629 1,202
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chekkiad (CT) 591 05638 24,246
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.