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Town · Census 2011 · code 803292

Kothamangalam 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.
Population38,837people
Households9,663PCA households
Literacy rate95.96%% of people aged 7+
Work participation37.79%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople38,83719,02919,808
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4221,7351,687
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+33,98616,84317,143
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.96%97.39%94.6%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3401,1141,226
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1255669
Total workersCensus workers14,67510,5354,140
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population37.79%55.36%20.9%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,2269,0803,146
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4491,455994
Non-workerspeople24,1628,49415,668

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26212; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,663 households and 38,837 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.81% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.39% for males and 94.6% for females.
  • Of 14,675 workers, 83.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators847150
Agricultural labourers1,066324
Household industry workers14929
Other workers10,1641,946

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
Kothamangalam (M)5950566338,837

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.