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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628016

Kumbalam 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.
Population29,193people
Households7,214PCA households
Literacy rate96.15%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople29,19314,40614,787
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5181,2561,262
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,64812,88412,764
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.15%97.98%94.37%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7401,7861,954
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1014853
Total workersCensus workers11,3178,3782,939
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.77%58.16%19.88%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,3057,9852,320
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,012393619
Non-workerspeople17,8766,02811,848

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26196; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,214 households and 29,193 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.63% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.98% for males and 94.37% for females.
  • Of 11,317 workers, 91.06% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3820
Agricultural labourers8521
Household industry workers14214
Other workers10,040957

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
Kumbalam (CT)5950566129,193

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.