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Cherpu 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.
Population 7,864 people
Households 1,847 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.9% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 33.11% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 7,864 3,691 4,173 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 853 447 406 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 6,583 3,107 3,476 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.9% 95.78% 92.28% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,227 600 627 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 1 1 0 Total workersCensus workers 2,604 1,901 703 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 33.11% 51.5% 16.85% Main workersworked at least 6 months 1,916 1,565 351 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 688 336 352 Non-workerspeople 5,260 1,790 3,470
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 1,847 households and 7,864 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.85% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.78% for males and 92.28% for females. Of 2,604 workers, 73.58% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 34 24 Agricultural labourers 114 167 Household industry workers 85 8 Other workers 1,683 489
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Cherpu (CT) 594 05654 7,864
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.