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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628220

Vayalar 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.
Population24,804people
Households6,168PCA households
Literacy rate96.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation48.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople24,80412,01412,790
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,9771,023954
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+22,01110,78311,228
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.43%98.11%94.86%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3601,1441,216
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople853847
Total workersCensus workers11,9726,9744,998
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population48.27%58.05%39.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,7635,9373,826
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,2091,0371,172
Non-workerspeople12,8325,0407,792

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26276; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,168 households and 24,804 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.11% for males and 94.86% for females.
  • Of 11,972 workers, 81.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators6331
Agricultural labourers163217
Household industry workers1,107270
Other workers8,4301,691

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
Vayalar (CT)5980567324,804

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.