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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627466

Vazhayur 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.
Population36,909people
Households7,883PCA households
Literacy rate95.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.32%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople36,90918,16318,746
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,3062,1992,107
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+31,22915,55615,673
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.79%97.44%94.19%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,5552,2892,266
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1044856
Total workersCensus workers11,1929,2861,906
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.32%51.13%10.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,0647,9971,067
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1281,289839
Non-workerspeople25,7178,87716,840

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25878; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,883 households and 36,909 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.67% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.44% for males and 94.19% for females.
  • Of 11,192 workers, 80.99% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators13532
Agricultural labourers305131
Household industry workers8535
Other workers8,5391,930

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
Vazhayur (CT)5920564136,909

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.