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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627763

Karikkad 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.
Population13,656people
Households3,116PCA households
Literacy rate95.51%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.34%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople13,6566,4987,158
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,685870815
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,4345,4615,973
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.51%97.03%94.17%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,698828870
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1064
Total workersCensus workers4,0063,131875
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.34%48.18%12.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5892,913676
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months417218199
Non-workerspeople9,6503,3676,283

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25989; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,116 households and 13,656 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.34% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.03% for males and 94.17% for females.
  • Of 4,006 workers, 89.59% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9920
Agricultural labourers47049
Household industry workers9128
Other workers2,929320

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
Karikkad (CT)5940565213,656

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.