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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627776

Choondal 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.
Population12,502people
Households2,942PCA households
Literacy rate95.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.81%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,5025,8666,636
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,261652609
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,7385,0675,671
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.53%97.18%94.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,398662736
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1587
Total workersCensus workers4,2273,0331,194
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.81%51.7%17.99%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,6372,695942
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months590338252
Non-workerspeople8,2752,8335,442

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26002; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,942 households and 12,502 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.18% for males and 94.09% for females.
  • Of 4,227 workers, 86.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6215
Agricultural labourers47643
Household industry workers9114
Other workers3,008518

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
Choondal (CT)5940565212,502

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.