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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628291

Kattanam 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.
Population19,504people
Households5,209PCA households
Literacy rate95.42%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.89%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople19,5048,98910,515
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,724897827
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+16,9667,8569,110
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.42%97.08%94.03%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,1911,5421,649
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople311219
Total workersCensus workers6,2194,3181,901
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.89%48.04%18.08%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,4573,4121,045
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,762906856
Non-workerspeople13,2854,6718,614

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26322; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,209 households and 19,504 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.84% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.08% for males and 94.03% for females.
  • Of 6,219 workers, 71.67% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators24774
Agricultural labourers328222
Household industry workers23248
Other workers3,6501,418

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
Kattanam (CT)5980567819,504

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.