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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627921

Amballur 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.
Population29,341people
Households7,353PCA households
Literacy rate96.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.3%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,34114,30815,033
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5261,2801,246
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,82512,72913,096
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.31%97.7%94.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1681,0661,102
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople964551
Total workersCensus workers11,5328,1433,389
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.3%56.91%22.54%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,0257,4042,621
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,507739768
Non-workerspeople17,8096,16511,644

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26108; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,353 households and 29,341 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.61% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.7% for males and 94.99% for females.
  • Of 11,532 workers, 86.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators614112
Agricultural labourers644178
Household industry workers22354
Other workers8,5441,163

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
Amballur (CT)5940565629,341

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.