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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627358

Edacheri 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.
Population26,819people
Households5,985PCA households
Literacy rate93.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople26,81912,36814,451
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0691,5311,538
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,13310,50011,633
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.19%96.89%90.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople541267274
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople552134
Total workersCensus workers7,2325,7231,509
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.97%46.27%10.44%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,6344,807827
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,598916682
Non-workerspeople19,5876,64512,942

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25818; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,985 households and 26,819 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.89% for males and 90.09% for females.
  • Of 7,232 workers, 77.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4239
Agricultural labourers525482
Household industry workers6718
Other workers5,0001,059

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
Edacheri (CT)5910563826,819

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.