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Methala 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 37,505 people
Households 9,442 PCA households
Literacy rate 96.56% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.98% % 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 37,505 17,973 19,532 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,382 1,738 1,644 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 32,950 15,868 17,082 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 96.56% 97.74% 95.49% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,338 1,151 1,187 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 117 57 60 Total workersCensus workers 14,243 10,141 4,102 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.98% 56.42% 21% Main workersworked at least 6 months 11,918 9,167 2,751 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,325 974 1,351 Non-workerspeople 23,262 7,832 15,430
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 9,442 households and 37,505 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.02% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.74% for males and 95.49% for females. Of 14,243 workers, 83.68% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 32 28 Agricultural labourers 185 45 Household industry workers 274 103 Other workers 11,427 2,149
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 Methala (CT) 594 05655 37,505
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.