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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627392

Thurayur 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.
Population14,176people
Households3,257PCA households
Literacy rate92.85%% of people aged 7+
Work participation25.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,1766,5317,645
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,642850792
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,6385,4996,139
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.85%96.8%89.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1171,0621,055
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1349
Total workersCensus workers3,6532,852801
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population25.77%43.67%10.48%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2431,908335
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,410944466
Non-workerspeople10,5233,6796,844

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25837; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,257 households and 14,176 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.58% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.8% for males and 89.58% for females.
  • Of 3,653 workers, 61.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4119
Agricultural labourers180185
Household industry workers3427
Other workers1,9881,179

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
Thurayur (CT)5910563914,176

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.