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Kottayam 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 55,374 people
Households 14,366 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.62% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 35.65% % 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 55,374 26,687 28,687 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,571 2,314 2,257 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 49,592 23,970 25,622 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 97.62% 98.35% 96.94% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 3,726 1,823 1,903 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 172 67 105 Total workersCensus workers 19,739 14,282 5,457 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 35.65% 53.52% 19.02% Main workersworked at least 6 months 17,799 13,183 4,616 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,940 1,099 841 Non-workerspeople 35,635 12,405 23,230
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 14,366 households and 55,374 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.25% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.35% for males and 96.94% for females. Of 19,739 workers, 90.17% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 80 18 Agricultural labourers 182 62 Household industry workers 361 48 Other workers 17,176 1,812
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 Kottayam (M) 597 05670 55,374
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.