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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627363

Kottappally 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.
Population21,169people
Households4,715PCA households
Literacy rate93.56%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.1%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,1699,96111,208
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3191,1691,150
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,6368,5059,131
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.56%96.74%90.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople571281290
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople471730
Total workersCensus workers5,5264,4511,075
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.1%44.68%9.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9853,377608
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5411,074467
Non-workerspeople15,6435,51010,133

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25823; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,715 households and 21,169 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.95% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.74% for males and 90.78% for females.
  • Of 5,526 workers, 72.11% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9152
Agricultural labourers526473
Household industry workers3822
Other workers3,330994

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
Kottappally (CT)5910563821,169

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.