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Kasaragod 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 54,172 people
Households 10,202 PCA households
Literacy rate 94.76% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.17% % 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 54,172 26,319 27,853 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 7,234 3,716 3,518 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 44,478 21,818 22,660 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 94.76% 96.53% 93.12% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,543 725 818 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 166 82 84 Total workersCensus workers 17,429 13,147 4,282 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.17% 49.95% 15.37% Main workersworked at least 6 months 15,296 11,793 3,503 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,133 1,354 779 Non-workerspeople 36,743 13,172 23,571
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 10,202 households and 54,172 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.35% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.53% for males and 93.12% for females. Of 17,429 workers, 87.76% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 155 31 Agricultural labourers 242 150 Household industry workers 345 58 Other workers 14,554 1,894
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 Kasaragod (M) 588 05630 54,172
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.