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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627827

Avanur 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.
Population7,879people
Households1,977PCA households
Literacy rate94.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.89%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,8793,8154,064
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6692346346
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8073,3423,465
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.71%96.34%93.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,176577599
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople725
Total workersCensus workers3,0642,150914
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.89%56.36%22.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,8502,058792
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months21492122
Non-workerspeople4,8151,6653,150

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26042; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,977 households and 7,879 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.78% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.34% for males and 93.2% for females.
  • Of 3,064 workers, 93.02% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4112
Agricultural labourers7412
Household industry workers552
Other workers2,680188

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
Avanur (CT)594056547,879

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.