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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627756

Kaniyarkode 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.
Population13,236people
Households3,282PCA households
Literacy rate86.92%% of people aged 7+
Work participation43.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,2366,4556,781
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,168601567
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,4895,3625,127
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.92%91.6%82.51%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,4441,1441,300
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople725
Total workersCensus workers5,7623,8811,881
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population43.53%60.12%27.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1513,6131,538
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months611268343
Non-workerspeople7,4742,5744,900

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25982; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,282 households and 13,236 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 91.6% for males and 82.51% for females.
  • Of 5,762 workers, 89.4% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2556
Agricultural labourers607179
Household industry workers90458
Other workers3,385368

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
Kaniyarkode (CT)5940565213,236

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.