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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628000

Puthuvype 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.
Population23,717people
Households5,677PCA households
Literacy rate96.68%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople23,71711,59312,124
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2131,1651,048
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,79110,18710,604
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.68%97.69%95.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,697833864
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1004654
Total workersCensus workers8,5436,6481,895
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.02%57.34%15.63%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6756,1611,514
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months868487381
Non-workerspeople15,1744,94510,229

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26180; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,677 households and 23,717 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.69% for males and 95.74% for females.
  • Of 8,543 workers, 89.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators97
Agricultural labourers23430
Household industry workers5934
Other workers7,373797

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
Puthuvype (CT)5950566023,717

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.