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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627541

Chelambra 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.
Population34,149people
Households7,078PCA households
Literacy rate95.35%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople34,14916,48217,667
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,4532,2352,218
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,31513,83614,479
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.35%97.12%93.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,9051,4181,487
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople241311
Total workersCensus workers9,2217,9201,301
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27%48.05%7.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,5095,777732
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7122,143569
Non-workerspeople24,9288,56216,366

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25913; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,078 households and 34,149 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.04% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.12% for males and 93.72% for females.
  • Of 9,221 workers, 70.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7839
Agricultural labourers231244
Household industry workers6719
Other workers6,1332,410

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
Chelambra (CT)5920564534,149

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.