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Karakulam 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 29,624 people
Households 7,689 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.94% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 38.38% % 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 29,624 14,420 15,204 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 2,533 1,279 1,254 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 25,450 12,603 12,847 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.94% 95.91% 92.09% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,043 988 1,055 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 115 50 65 Total workersCensus workers 11,371 8,170 3,201 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 38.38% 56.66% 21.05% Main workersworked at least 6 months 8,753 6,745 2,008 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,618 1,425 1,193 Non-workerspeople 18,253 6,250 12,003
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 7,689 households and 29,624 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.55% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.91% for males and 92.09% for females. Of 11,371 workers, 76.98% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 105 36 Agricultural labourers 431 218 Household industry workers 136 109 Other workers 8,081 2,255
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 Karakulam (CT) 601 05690 29,624
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.