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Poothakkulam 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.
Population 29,447 people
Households 7,560 PCA households
Literacy rate 92.34% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 31.82% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 29,447 13,276 16,171 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,017 1,488 1,529 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 24,406 11,201 13,205 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 92.34% 95.02% 90.19% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,222 1,946 2,276 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 69 30 39 Total workersCensus workers 9,369 6,500 2,869 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 31.82% 48.96% 17.74% Main workersworked at least 6 months 6,966 4,993 1,973 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,403 1,507 896 Non-workerspeople 20,078 6,776 13,302
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 7,560 households and 29,447 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.25% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.02% for males and 90.19% for females. Of 9,369 workers, 74.35% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 252 166 Agricultural labourers 441 320 Household industry workers 226 93 Other workers 6,047 1,824
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Poothakkulam (CT) 600 05688 29,447
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.