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Town · Census 2011 · code 803260

Kannur Cantonment 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.
Population4,798people
Households772PCA households
Literacy rate98.07%% of people aged 7+
Work participation63.53%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople4,7983,4081,390
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6236122114
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,4743,2291,245
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+98.07%98.27%97.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople19494100
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople231310
Total workersCensus workers3,0482,772276
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population63.53%81.34%19.86%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,0152,755260
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months331716
Non-workerspeople1,7506361,114

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25766; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 772 households and 4,798 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 4.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.27% for males and 97.57% for females.
  • Of 3,048 workers, 98.92% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10
Agricultural labourers00
Household industry workers00
Other workers3,01433

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
Kannur Cantonment (CB)589056334,798

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.