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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627939

Vadama 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.
Population11,573people
Households2,898PCA households
Literacy rate96.52%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.73%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,5735,4336,140
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,051554497
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,1564,7905,366
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.52%98.18%95.09%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,255591664
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople16610
Total workersCensus workers3,6722,731941
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.73%50.27%15.33%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1862,410776
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months486321165
Non-workerspeople7,9012,7025,199

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26126; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,898 households and 11,573 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.18% for males and 95.09% for females.
  • Of 3,672 workers, 86.76% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15321
Agricultural labourers5547
Household industry workers324
Other workers2,946414

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
Vadama (CT)5940565611,573

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.