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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627839

Puzhakkal 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.
Population8,609people
Households2,109PCA households
Literacy rate96.04%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.8%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,6094,0784,531
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6673350323
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,6223,6253,997
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.04%97.24%94.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople981468513
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople17314
Total workersCensus workers3,4262,2591,167
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.8%55.39%25.76%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0232,034989
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months403225178
Non-workerspeople5,1831,8193,364

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26054; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,109 households and 8,609 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.82% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.24% for males and 94.99% for females.
  • Of 3,426 workers, 88.24% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6630
Agricultural labourers16633
Household industry workers303
Other workers2,761337

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
Puzhakkal (CT)594056548,609

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.