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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627777

Chiranellur 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.
Population9,789people
Households2,240PCA households
Literacy rate94.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.07%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,7894,6085,181
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,269639630
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,0823,8374,245
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.86%96.67%93.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople798395403
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople18117
Total workersCensus workers2,8462,192654
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.07%47.57%12.62%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5432,058485
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months303134169
Non-workerspeople6,9432,4164,527

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26003; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,240 households and 9,789 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.67% for males and 93.28% for females.
  • Of 2,846 workers, 89.35% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8813
Agricultural labourers15950
Household industry workers405
Other workers2,256235

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
Chiranellur (CT)594056529,789

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.