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Chengalam South 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 16,111 people
Households 3,865 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.94% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.34% % 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 16,111 7,921 8,190 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,571 836 735 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,241 6,994 7,247 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 97.94% 98.72% 97.21% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 708 356 352 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 32 18 14 Total workersCensus workers 5,694 4,306 1,388 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.34% 54.36% 16.95% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,527 3,713 814 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,167 593 574 Non-workerspeople 10,417 3,615 6,802
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 3,865 households and 16,111 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.75% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.72% for males and 97.21% for females. Of 5,694 workers, 79.5% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 55 18 Agricultural labourers 388 353 Household industry workers 66 4 Other workers 4,018 792
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 Chengalam South (CT) 597 05670 16,111
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.