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Cherthala 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 45,827 people
Households 11,416 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.02% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 43.58% % 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 45,827 22,192 23,635 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 3,988 2,087 1,901 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 40,594 19,819 20,775 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 97.02% 98.58% 95.59% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 1,530 718 812 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 112 57 55 Total workersCensus workers 19,972 12,473 7,499 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 43.58% 56.2% 31.73% Main workersworked at least 6 months 16,909 11,047 5,862 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 3,063 1,426 1,637 Non-workerspeople 25,855 9,719 16,136
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 11,416 households and 45,827 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 8.7% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.58% for males and 95.59% for females. Of 19,972 workers, 84.66% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 56 40 Agricultural labourers 229 66 Household industry workers 1,022 390 Other workers 15,602 2,567
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 Cherthala (M) 598 05673 45,827
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.