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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627423

Thalakkulathur 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.
Population29,388people
Households6,897PCA households
Literacy rate95.69%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,38813,75315,635
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,8851,4721,413
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,36112,02413,337
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.69%97.91%93.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5171,2201,297
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople251015
Total workersCensus workers9,2977,4021,895
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.64%53.82%12.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,7576,5581,199
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,540844696
Non-workerspeople20,0916,35113,740

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25852; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,897 households and 29,388 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.91% for males and 93.78% for females.
  • Of 9,297 workers, 83.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10020
Agricultural labourers528172
Household industry workers5218
Other workers7,0771,330

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
Thalakkulathur (CT)5910564029,388

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.