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Poyya 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 10,478 people
Households 2,696 PCA households
Literacy rate 96.85% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.93% % 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 10,478 5,003 5,475 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 937 461 476 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 9,240 4,464 4,776 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 96.85% 98.28% 95.54% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,266 573 693 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 21 8 13 Total workersCensus workers 3,870 2,752 1,118 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.93% 55.01% 20.42% Main workersworked at least 6 months 3,179 2,487 692 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 691 265 426 Non-workerspeople 6,608 2,251 4,357
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 2,696 households and 10,478 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.94% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.28% for males and 95.54% for females. Of 3,870 workers, 82.14% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 58 26 Agricultural labourers 44 46 Household industry workers 49 31 Other workers 3,028 588
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 Poyya (CT) 594 05655 10,478
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.