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Town · Census 2011 · code 803278

Guruvayoor 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.
Population20,510people
Households5,273PCA households
Literacy rate96.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation30.25%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople20,5109,61410,896
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,878972906
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+17,9538,3849,569
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.36%97.01%95.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople438195243
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523121
Total workersCensus workers6,2054,6151,590
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population30.25%48%14.59%
Main workersworked at least 6 months5,4504,1131,337
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months755502253
Non-workerspeople14,3054,9999,306

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26035; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,273 households and 20,510 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.01% for males and 95.79% for females.
  • Of 6,205 workers, 87.83% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1513
Agricultural labourers4718
Household industry workers12513
Other workers5,263711

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
Guruvayoor (M)5940565320,510

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.