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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627651

Pudussery West 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.
Population20,140people
Households5,016PCA households
Literacy rate88.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation41.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,1409,94810,192
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,875935940
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,1668,3327,834
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+88.51%92.44%84.67%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4981,6911,807
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople683335
Total workersCensus workers8,4565,7952,661
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population41.99%58.25%26.11%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9714,9961,975
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,485799686
Non-workerspeople11,6844,1537,531

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25962; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,016 households and 20,140 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.31% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.44% for males and 84.67% for females.
  • Of 8,456 workers, 82.44% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators18877
Agricultural labourers695322
Household industry workers154202
Other workers5,934884

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 West (CT)5930564920,140

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.