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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627956

Koovappady 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.
Population29,339people
Households7,319PCA households
Literacy rate95.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.76%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,33914,63414,705
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,9291,4771,452
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,18812,78412,404
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.37%97.17%93.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,1641,0441,120
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople381919
Total workersCensus workers11,3738,1653,208
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.76%55.79%21.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,1357,0642,071
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2381,1011,137
Non-workerspeople17,9666,46911,497

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26136; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,319 households and 29,339 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.98% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.17% for males and 93.59% for females.
  • Of 11,373 workers, 80.32% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators54669
Agricultural labourers1,001282
Household industry workers19777
Other workers7,3911,810

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
Koovappady (CT)5950565729,339

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.