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Town · Census 2011 · code 803286

Aluva 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.
Population22,428people
Households5,641PCA households
Literacy rate97.9%% of people aged 7+
Work participation34.77%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople22,42811,03111,397
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,786902884
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+20,2089,97510,233
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.9%98.48%97.34%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople835395440
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople903852
Total workersCensus workers7,7985,5412,257
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.77%50.23%19.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,0825,1001,982
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months716441275
Non-workerspeople14,6305,4909,140

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26159; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 5,641 households and 22,428 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 7.96% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.48% for males and 97.34% for females.
  • Of 7,798 workers, 90.82% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators455
Agricultural labourers4711
Household industry workers14119
Other workers6,849681

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
Aluva (M)5950565822,428

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.