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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628263

Muthukulam 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.
Population20,740people
Households5,692PCA households
Literacy rate95.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.36%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,7409,47411,266
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,719928791
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+18,2088,3319,877
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.73%97.48%94.29%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,0659971,068
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople512328
Total workersCensus workers6,5054,2422,263
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.36%44.78%20.09%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7393,4161,323
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,766826940
Non-workerspeople14,2355,2329,003

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26304; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,692 households and 20,740 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.48% for males and 94.29% for females.
  • Of 6,505 workers, 72.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5125
Agricultural labourers224240
Household industry workers78107
Other workers4,3861,394

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
Muthukulam (CT)5980567620,740

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.