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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628370

Vadakkumthala 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.
Population20,993people
Households5,084PCA households
Literacy rate93.66%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.61%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,99310,00210,991
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,3261,1961,130
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,4838,4759,008
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+93.66%96.24%91.35%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6501,2971,353
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople723834
Total workersCensus workers6,4254,9061,519
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.61%49.05%13.82%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,2634,2481,015
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,162658504
Non-workerspeople14,5685,0969,472

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26359; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,084 households and 20,993 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.24% for males and 91.35% for females.
  • Of 6,425 workers, 81.91% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7429
Agricultural labourers346132
Household industry workers9339
Other workers4,750962

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
Vadakkumthala (CT)6000568420,993

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.