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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628258

Karthikappally 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.
Population19,021people
Households4,988PCA households
Literacy rate93.72%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,0218,91210,109
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,585816769
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,3417,8108,531
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.72%96.47%91.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,372656716
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople381919
Total workersCensus workers7,3604,5442,816
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.69%50.99%27.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,9263,2791,647
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4341,2651,169
Non-workerspeople11,6614,3687,293

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26299; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,988 households and 19,021 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.47% for males and 91.34% for females.
  • Of 7,360 workers, 66.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators3923
Agricultural labourers286201
Household industry workers646297
Other workers3,9551,913

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
Karthikappally (CT)5980567619,021

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.