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Chalakudy 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.
Population 49,525 people
Households 12,567 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.03% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.51% % of all residents
Population, children, literacy and work by sex Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Males Females Populationpeople 49,525 23,744 25,781 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,574 2,382 2,192 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 43,615 20,954 22,661 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 97.03% 98.09% 96.07% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,401 1,629 1,772 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 77 40 37 Total workersCensus workers 17,588 12,797 4,791 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.51% 53.9% 18.58% Main workersworked at least 6 months 15,670 11,771 3,899 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,918 1,026 892 Non-workerspeople 31,937 10,947 20,990
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 12,567 households and 49,525 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 9.24% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.09% for males and 96.07% for females. Of 17,588 workers, 89.09% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 629 79 Agricultural labourers 273 75 Household industry workers 377 47 Other workers 14,391 1,717
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Source components of this town Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Published component District code Subdistrict code People Chalakudy (M) 594 05656 49,525
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.