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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627544

Ariyallur 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.
Population22,558people
Households4,698PCA households
Literacy rate94.91%% of people aged 7+
Work participation27.28%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,55810,82611,732
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,7071,3471,360
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,8419,1959,646
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.91%97%93%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,490716774
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople421824
Total workersCensus workers6,1545,322832
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population27.28%49.16%7.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4584,823635
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months696499197
Non-workerspeople16,4045,50410,900

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25916; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,698 households and 22,558 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97% for males and 93% for females.
  • Of 6,154 workers, 88.69% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5413
Agricultural labourers19360
Household industry workers283
Other workers5,183620

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
Ariyallur (CT)5920564522,558

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.