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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627548

Urakam 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.
Population29,157people
Households5,294PCA households
Literacy rate93.59%% of people aged 7+
Work participation22.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,15713,91515,242
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2822,2282,054
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,28011,17612,104
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.59%95.63%91.78%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,498739759
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople502822
Total workersCensus workers6,6225,903719
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population22.71%42.42%4.72%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,3084,871437
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,3141,032282
Non-workerspeople22,5358,01214,523

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25920; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,294 households and 29,157 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.69% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.63% for males and 91.78% for females.
  • Of 6,622 workers, 80.16% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators32550
Agricultural labourers359101
Household industry workers9024
Other workers4,5341,139

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
Urakam (CT)5920564529,157

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.