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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627427

Poolacode population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Kerala, using 2011 geography.

Kerala · Census 2011Kozhikode district
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.
Population29,872people
Households6,946PCA households
Literacy rate95.99%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.76%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,87214,66815,204
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2651,6821,583
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,54112,74312,798
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.99%98.13%93.96%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,6391,7981,841
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople492524
Total workersCensus workers9,4867,4342,052
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.76%50.68%13.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9635,8171,146
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,5231,617906
Non-workerspeople20,3867,23413,152

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25856; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,946 households and 29,872 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.93% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.13% for males and 93.96% for females.
  • Of 9,486 workers, 73.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20892
Agricultural labourers428324
Household industry workers6128
Other workers6,2662,079

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
Poolacode (CT)5910564029,872

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