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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627924

Kattur 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.
Population18,017people
Households4,480PCA households
Literacy rate95.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople18,0178,3159,702
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,757891866
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,5697,2448,325
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.75%97.58%94.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6751,2891,386
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22913
Total workersCensus workers6,0194,3011,718
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.41%51.73%17.71%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,1943,9211,273
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months825380445
Non-workerspeople11,9984,0147,984

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26111; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,480 households and 18,017 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.75% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.58% for males and 94.22% for females.
  • Of 6,019 workers, 86.29% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10314
Agricultural labourers17946
Household industry workers10518
Other workers4,807747

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
Kattur (CT)5940565618,017

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.