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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627935

Thekkumkara 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.
Population15,258people
Households3,766PCA households
Literacy rate92.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,2587,1108,148
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,594810784
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,6746,0476,627
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.75%95.98%89.99%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,629807822
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople281216
Total workersCensus workers4,8363,7561,080
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.69%52.83%13.25%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,3902,807583
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,446949497
Non-workerspeople10,4223,3547,068

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26122; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,766 households and 15,258 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.45% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.98% for males and 89.99% for females.
  • Of 4,836 workers, 70.1% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5127
Agricultural labourers121104
Household industry workers7729
Other workers3,1411,286

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
Thekkumkara (CT)5940565615,258

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.