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Oorakam 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 13,149 people
Households 3,194 PCA households
Literacy rate 94.49% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 34.01% % 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 13,149 6,229 6,920 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,129 555 574 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 11,358 5,483 5,875 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 94.49% 96.63% 92.58% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,857 936 921 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 13 5 8 Total workersCensus workers 4,472 3,297 1,175 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 34.01% 52.93% 16.98% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,970 3,027 943 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 502 270 232 Non-workerspeople 8,677 2,932 5,745
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 3,194 households and 13,149 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.59% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.63% for males and 92.58% for females. Of 4,472 workers, 88.77% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 99 13 Agricultural labourers 352 86 Household industry workers 121 13 Other workers 3,398 390
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 Oorakam (CT) 594 05654 13,149
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.