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Town · Census 2011 · code 803282

Irinjalakuda 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.
Population28,741people
Households7,461PCA households
Literacy rate97.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation31.43%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople28,74113,42515,316
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,2911,1731,118
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+25,86112,06013,801
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.77%98.43%97.2%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,8341,3561,478
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople462026
Total workersCensus workers9,0346,4592,575
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population31.43%48.11%16.81%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,1565,9292,227
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months878530348
Non-workerspeople19,7076,96612,741

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26128; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 7,461 households and 28,741 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.97% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.43% for males and 97.2% for females.
  • Of 9,034 workers, 90.28% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4811
Agricultural labourers999
Household industry workers16326
Other workers7,846832

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
Irinjalakuda (M)5940565628,741

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.