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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627768

Chelakkara 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.
Population7,528people
Households1,691PCA households
Literacy rate93.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,5283,5353,993
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6806431375
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,2932,9803,313
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.62%96.01%91.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople412183229
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople101
Total workersCensus workers2,4771,889588
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.9%53.44%14.73%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,1861,737449
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months291152139
Non-workerspeople5,0511,6463,405

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25994; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,691 households and 7,528 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.71% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.01% for males and 91.57% for females.
  • Of 2,477 workers, 88.25% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators856
Agricultural labourers22590
Household industry workers289
Other workers1,848186

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
Chelakkara (CT)594056527,528

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.