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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627986

Vadakkekara 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.
Population20,571people
Households5,138PCA households
Literacy rate95.8%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.98%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,57110,06510,506
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,734859875
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,0458,9409,105
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.8%97.11%94.54%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,498748750
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople21129
Total workersCensus workers8,0185,8652,153
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.98%58.27%20.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,6385,2861,352
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,380579801
Non-workerspeople12,5534,2008,353

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26166; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,138 households and 20,571 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.11% for males and 94.54% for females.
  • Of 8,018 workers, 82.79% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators211
Agricultural labourers5121
Household industry workers28030
Other workers6,2861,328

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
Vadakkekara (CT)5950565920,571

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.