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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627650

Pudussery Central 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.
Population16,629people
Households4,062PCA households
Literacy rate86.49%% of people aged 7+
Work participation44.45%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,6298,4698,160
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,702872830
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,9117,0015,910
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.49%92.15%80.63%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,052511541
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1618576
Total workersCensus workers7,3925,1452,247
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population44.45%60.75%27.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,8424,3401,502
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,550805745
Non-workerspeople9,2373,3245,913

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25961; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,062 households and 16,629 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.24% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.15% for males and 80.63% for females.
  • Of 7,392 workers, 79.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators16169
Agricultural labourers454288
Household industry workers15562
Other workers5,0721,131

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
Pudussery Central (CT)5930564916,629

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.