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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627980

Choornikkara 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.
Population43,207people
Households10,403PCA households
Literacy rate95.6%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople43,20721,15122,056
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,6412,3542,287
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+36,87018,31318,557
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.6%97.43%93.87%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2781,6151,663
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1648381
Total workersCensus workers15,06111,2363,825
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.86%53.12%17.34%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,3079,7662,541
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,7541,4701,284
Non-workerspeople28,1469,91518,231

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26157; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,403 households and 43,207 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.74% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.43% for males and 93.87% for females.
  • Of 15,061 workers, 81.71% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6344
Agricultural labourers19885
Household industry workers26588
Other workers11,7812,537

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
Choornikkara (CT)5950565843,207

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.