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Town · Census 2011 · code 803258

Taliparamba 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.
Population72,465people
Households15,874PCA households
Literacy rate95.11%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.41%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople72,46533,77938,686
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–68,4184,2674,151
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+60,91428,77532,139
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.11%97.5%93.06%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8141,3521,462
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1526983
Total workersCensus workers21,31416,5994,715
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.41%49.14%12.19%
Main workersworked at least 6 months18,93715,1863,751
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,3771,413964
Non-workerspeople51,15117,18033,971

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25731; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 15,874 households and 72,465 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.62% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.5% for males and 93.06% for females.
  • Of 21,314 workers, 88.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators7534
Agricultural labourers450279
Household industry workers20947
Other workers18,2032,017

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
Taliparamba (M)5890563272,465

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.