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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627983

Puthenvelikkara 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.
Population33,372people
Households8,379PCA households
Literacy rate94.87%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.06%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople33,37216,25117,121
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0731,6141,459
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,74614,13614,610
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.87%96.58%93.28%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7891,8571,932
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople502228
Total workersCensus workers12,3699,0813,288
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.06%55.88%19.2%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,9227,8562,066
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4471,2251,222
Non-workerspeople21,0037,17013,833

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26163; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,379 households and 33,372 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.21% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.58% for males and 93.28% for females.
  • Of 12,369 workers, 80.22% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators16651
Agricultural labourers566159
Household industry workers20584
Other workers8,9852,153

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
Puthenvelikkara (CT)5950565933,372

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.