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Vazhakkala 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 51,242 people
Households 12,762 PCA households
Literacy rate 96.75% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 37.17% % 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 51,242 25,033 26,209 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 5,068 2,446 2,622 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 44,672 22,169 22,503 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 96.75% 98.15% 95.4% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,105 1,517 1,588 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 268 132 136 Total workersCensus workers 19,047 13,681 5,366 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 37.17% 54.65% 20.47% Main workersworked at least 6 months 16,654 12,380 4,274 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,393 1,301 1,092 Non-workerspeople 32,195 11,352 20,843
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 12,762 households and 51,242 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.89% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.15% for males and 95.4% for females. Of 19,047 workers, 87.44% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 50 33 Agricultural labourers 75 26 Household industry workers 292 60 Other workers 16,237 2,274
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 Vazhakkala (CT) 595 05661 51,242
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.