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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627957

Chelamattom 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.
Population16,844people
Households4,151PCA households
Literacy rate95.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople16,8448,3468,498
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,675859816
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,4407,2487,192
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.19%96.81%93.62%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople939452487
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople25178
Total workersCensus workers6,5134,6731,840
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.67%55.99%21.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2734,0111,262
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,240662578
Non-workerspeople10,3313,6736,658

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26137; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,151 households and 16,844 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.94% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.81% for males and 93.62% for females.
  • Of 6,513 workers, 80.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25446
Agricultural labourers404220
Household industry workers30028
Other workers4,315946

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
Chelamattom (CT)5950565716,844

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.