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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627869

Thanniyam 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.
Population9,743people
Households2,465PCA households
Literacy rate96.84%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,7434,4305,313
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6885458427
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+8,5783,9014,677
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.84%98.21%95.72%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,543761782
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1147
Total workersCensus workers2,7792,119660
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.52%47.83%12.42%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,2311,765466
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months548354194
Non-workerspeople6,9642,3114,653

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26084; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,465 households and 9,743 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.21% for males and 95.72% for females.
  • Of 2,779 workers, 80.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators106
Agricultural labourers10687
Household industry workers3627
Other workers2,079428

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
Thanniyam (CT)594056549,743

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.