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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627432

Olavanna 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.
Population43,895people
Households9,482PCA households
Literacy rate96.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople43,89521,48922,406
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,9412,5482,393
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+37,56418,56618,998
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.43%98.02%94.93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,591772819
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1215566
Total workersCensus workers14,47311,9592,514
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.97%55.65%11.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,00811,2321,776
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,465727738
Non-workerspeople29,4229,53019,892

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25861; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,482 households and 43,895 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.26% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.02% for males and 94.93% for females.
  • Of 14,473 workers, 89.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5118
Agricultural labourers12336
Household industry workers15837
Other workers12,6761,374

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
Olavanna (CT)5910564043,895

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.