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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627766

Chittanda 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.
Population5,936people
Households1,378PCA households
Literacy rate91.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.66%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,9362,8213,115
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6645323322
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,8372,3602,477
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.42%94.48%88.69%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople896435461
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople110
Total workersCensus workers2,2951,577718
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.66%55.9%23.05%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,8661,387479
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months429190239
Non-workerspeople3,6411,2442,397

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25992; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,378 households and 5,936 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.87% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.48% for males and 88.69% for females.
  • Of 2,295 workers, 81.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4422
Agricultural labourers7538
Household industry workers3513
Other workers1,712356

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
Chittanda (CT)594056525,936

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.