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Town · Census 2011 · code 803271

Tirur 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.
Population56,058people
Households10,559PCA households
Literacy rate96.13%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople56,05826,30829,750
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–67,4653,8513,614
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+46,71121,90424,807
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.13%97.54%94.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,7171,3311,386
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1287157
Total workersCensus workers13,59411,7021,892
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.25%44.48%6.36%
Main workersworked at least 6 months11,98610,3861,600
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,6081,316292
Non-workerspeople42,46414,60627,858

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25909; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,559 households and 56,058 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 13.32% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.54% for males and 94.92% for females.
  • Of 13,594 workers, 88.17% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators11370
Agricultural labourers253210
Household industry workers15556
Other workers11,4651,272

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
Tirur (M)5920564456,058

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.