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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627771

Kariyannur 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.
Population6,363people
Households1,511PCA households
Literacy rate93.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.99%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople6,3633,0653,298
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6702370332
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+5,3102,5642,746
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.8%95.14%92.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople971466505
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople422
Total workersCensus workers2,2901,609681
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.99%52.5%20.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0241,520504
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months26689177
Non-workerspeople4,0731,4562,617

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25997; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,511 households and 6,363 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.14% for males and 92.58% for females.
  • Of 2,290 workers, 88.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators829
Agricultural labourers6610
Household industry workers385
Other workers1,838242

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
Kariyannur (CT)594056526,363

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.