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Town · Census 2011 · code 803297

Changanassery 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.
Population47,685people
Households11,792PCA households
Literacy rate97.19%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.92%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople47,68522,85424,831
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–64,2422,1632,079
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+42,22220,27721,945
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+97.19%98%96.45%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,7181,8231,895
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople784434
Total workersCensus workers15,69911,4354,264
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.92%50.04%17.17%
Main workersworked at least 6 months14,20710,6243,583
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,492811681
Non-workerspeople31,98611,41920,567

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26260; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 11,792 households and 47,685 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.9% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98% for males and 96.45% for females.
  • Of 15,699 workers, 90.5% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8131
Agricultural labourers156137
Household industry workers57371
Other workers13,3971,253

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
Changanassery (M)5970567147,685

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.