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Town · Census 2011 · code 802959

Kovvur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Andhra Pradesh, 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.
Population39,667people
Households10,919PCA households
Literacy rate82.14%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.55%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople39,66719,24420,423
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,7681,8591,909
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+29,48914,97214,517
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+82.14%86.12%78.41%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople8,2963,9224,374
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople616316300
Total workersCensus workers14,10110,7963,305
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.55%56.1%16.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months13,43510,4263,009
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months666370296
Non-workerspeople25,5668,44817,118

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 22893; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,919 households and 39,667 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 86.12% for males and 78.41% for females.
  • Of 14,101 workers, 95.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators29715
Agricultural labourers4,004156
Household industry workers12022
Other workers9,014473

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
Kovvur (M)5460495839,667

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.