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Town · Census 2011 · code 803279

Chavakkad 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.
Population39,098people
Households8,269PCA households
Literacy rate94.36%% of people aged 7+
Work participation26.71%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople39,09817,76221,336
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,7042,4362,268
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,45414,70617,748
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.36%95.95%93.08%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople825392433
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople582731
Total workersCensus workers10,4458,2262,219
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population26.71%46.31%10.4%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,3007,5281,772
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,145698447
Non-workerspeople28,6539,53619,117

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26036; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,269 households and 39,098 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.03% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.95% for males and 93.08% for females.
  • Of 10,445 workers, 89.04% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators258
Agricultural labourers7017
Household industry workers31852
Other workers8,8871,068

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
Chavakkad (M)5940565339,098

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.