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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627527

Kottakkal 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.
Population44,382people
Households8,488PCA households
Literacy rate94.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.21%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople44,38220,91123,471
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,4083,3043,104
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+36,02316,96219,061
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.86%96.34%93.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,171591580
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1135855
Total workersCensus workers10,7459,1881,557
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.21%43.94%6.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,2688,0741,194
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,4771,114363
Non-workerspeople33,63711,72321,914

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25897; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,488 households and 44,382 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.34% for males and 93.59% for females.
  • Of 10,745 workers, 86.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators387181
Agricultural labourers600135
Household industry workers11916
Other workers8,1621,145

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
Kottakkal (CT)5920564444,382

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.