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Wadakkanchery 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.
Population 15,674 people
Households 3,818 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.17% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 15,674 7,547 8,127 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,536 804 732 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 13,197 6,457 6,740 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.34% 95.76% 91.14% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,563 779 784 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 8 3 5 Total workersCensus workers 5,669 4,059 1,610 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.17% 53.78% 19.81% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,974 3,766 1,208 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 695 293 402 Non-workerspeople 10,005 3,488 6,517
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 3,818 households and 15,674 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.8% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.76% for males and 91.14% for females. Of 5,669 workers, 87.74% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 80 12 Agricultural labourers 170 50 Household industry workers 136 33 Other workers 4,588 600
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Wadakkanchery (CT) 594 05652 15,674
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.