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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627826

Thangalur 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.
Population4,587people
Households1,149PCA households
Literacy rate93.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.91%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,5872,2482,339
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6391206185
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+3,9361,9012,035
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.8%93.1%94.48%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople931449482
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1147
Total workersCensus workers1,6471,119528
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.91%49.78%22.57%
Main workersworked at least 6 months1,5491,083466
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months983662
Non-workerspeople2,9401,1291,811

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26041; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,149 households and 4,587 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.52% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.1% for males and 94.48% for females.
  • Of 1,647 workers, 94.05% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators463
Agricultural labourers11714
Household industry workers82
Other workers1,37879

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
Thangalur (CT)594056544,587

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.