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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627438

Karuvanthuruthy 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.
Population21,952people
Households4,585PCA households
Literacy rate95.06%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople21,95210,50511,447
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,6321,3361,296
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,3658,9519,414
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.06%97.62%92.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1741,0361,138
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople341618
Total workersCensus workers6,2405,372868
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.43%51.14%7.58%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2014,640561
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,039732307
Non-workerspeople15,7125,13310,579

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25867; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,585 households and 21,952 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.62% for males and 92.74% for females.
  • Of 6,240 workers, 83.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators137
Agricultural labourers223
Household industry workers609
Other workers5,1061,020

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
Karuvanthuruthy (CT)5910564021,952

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.