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Town · Census 2011 · code 803261

Mattannur 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.
Population47,078people
Households9,788PCA households
Literacy rate94.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.75%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople47,07822,65824,420
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,4162,7492,667
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+39,49919,43820,061
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.81%97.63%92.22%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople945453492
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1326963
Total workersCensus workers17,30312,5184,785
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.75%55.25%19.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,11110,8343,277
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months3,1921,6841,508
Non-workerspeople29,77510,14019,635

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25791; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,788 households and 47,078 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 11.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.63% for males and 92.22% for females.
  • Of 17,303 workers, 81.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators425168
Agricultural labourers2,139699
Household industry workers212122
Other workers11,3352,203

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
Mattannur (M)5890563447,078

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.