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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627597

Ongallur -I 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.
Population16,998people
Households3,495PCA households
Literacy rate93.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.48%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,9988,3108,688
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,0571,0431,014
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,0006,9417,059
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.7%95.51%91.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0541,0171,037
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople743
Total workersCensus workers5,1814,273908
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.48%51.42%10.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6133,887726
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months568386182
Non-workerspeople11,8174,0377,780

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25944; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,495 households and 16,998 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.1% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.51% for males and 91.99% for females.
  • Of 5,181 workers, 89.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12924
Agricultural labourers45278
Household industry workers8314
Other workers3,949452

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
Ongallur -I (CT)5930564716,998

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.