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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628290

Bharanikkavu 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.
Population15,922people
Households4,276PCA households
Literacy rate96.73%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.67%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople15,9227,2658,657
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,344665679
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,1026,4667,636
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.73%97.97%95.71%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,5631,2281,335
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople22715
Total workersCensus workers5,0433,4901,553
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.67%48.04%17.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,9342,956978
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,109534575
Non-workerspeople10,8793,7757,104

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26321; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,276 households and 15,922 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.44% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.97% for males and 95.71% for females.
  • Of 5,043 workers, 78.01% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators15421
Agricultural labourers380204
Household industry workers12428
Other workers3,276856

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
Bharanikkavu (CT)5980567815,922

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.