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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627962

Kunnathunad 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.
Population22,881people
Households5,377PCA households
Literacy rate94.32%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.72%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,88111,36011,521
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4901,2631,227
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+19,2339,7739,460
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.32%96.79%91.9%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople4,1082,0352,073
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople613229
Total workersCensus workers7,9446,1551,789
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.72%54.18%15.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,8305,4611,369
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,114694420
Non-workerspeople14,9375,2059,732

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26142; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,377 households and 22,881 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.88% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.79% for males and 91.9% for females.
  • Of 7,944 workers, 85.98% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19160
Agricultural labourers194176
Household industry workers8035
Other workers6,365843

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
Kunnathunad (CT)5950565722,881

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.