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Chowwara 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.
Population 14,933 people
Households 3,579 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.77% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.15% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 14,933 7,366 7,567 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,459 737 722 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 12,634 6,377 6,257 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.77% 96.2% 91.41% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,859 917 942 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 31 21 10 Total workersCensus workers 5,398 4,067 1,331 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 36.15% 55.21% 17.59% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,038 3,368 670 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,360 699 661 Non-workerspeople 9,535 3,299 6,236
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 3,579 households and 14,933 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.77% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.2% for males and 91.41% for females. Of 5,398 workers, 74.81% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 95 26 Agricultural labourers 161 129 Household industry workers 211 96 Other workers 3,571 1,109
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chowwara (CT) 595 05658 14,933
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.