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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627922

Puthukkad 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.
Population12,615people
Households3,115PCA households
Literacy rate95.7%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,6156,0946,521
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,070566504
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+11,0485,3615,687
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.7%96.98%94.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,705812893
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers4,7343,3071,427
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.53%54.27%21.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,5542,658896
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,180649531
Non-workerspeople7,8812,7875,094

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26109; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,115 households and 12,615 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.48% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.98% for males and 94.52% for females.
  • Of 4,734 workers, 75.07% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6349
Agricultural labourers139100
Household industry workers8848
Other workers3,264983

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
Puthukkad (CT)5940565612,615

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.