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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628276

Mannar 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.
Population17,067people
Households4,564PCA households
Literacy rate96.39%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.97%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,0677,8699,198
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,381678703
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+15,1207,0328,088
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.39%97.79%95.21%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,691812879
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople372017
Total workersCensus workers5,4563,8901,566
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.97%49.43%17.03%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,1483,199949
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,308691617
Non-workerspeople11,6113,9797,632

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26312; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,564 households and 17,067 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.09% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.79% for males and 95.21% for females.
  • Of 5,456 workers, 76.03% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7130
Agricultural labourers221155
Household industry workers16054
Other workers3,6961,069

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
Mannar (CT)5980567717,067

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.