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Town including outgrowths · Census 2011 · code 803299

Alappuzha population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Kerala, using 2011 geography.

Kerala · Census 2011Alappuzha district
Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total includes the outgrowths (OG) explicitly included in the source name; it is not a municipal-core-only count. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population240,991people
Households57,415PCA households
Literacy rate95.81%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.38%% of all residents
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Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople240,991116,439124,552
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–622,63111,68310,948
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+209,201101,927107,274
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.81%97.3%94.43%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,6102,7072,903
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople669312357
Total workersCensus workers85,26562,28322,982
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.38%53.49%18.45%
Main workersworked at least 6 months71,03855,13315,905
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months14,2277,1507,077
Non-workerspeople155,72654,156101,570

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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26289; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 57,415 households and 240,991 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.39% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.3% for males and 94.43% for females.
  • Of 85,265 workers, 83.31% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators266115
Agricultural labourers1,986992
Household industry workers1,385423
Other workers67,40112,697

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
Alappuzha (M + OG)59805674240,991

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Town proper, excluding outgrowths

The source also supplies a narrower town-proper record. It contains 174,176 people. This component is already inside the wider total and must not be added again.

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople174,17683,85390,323
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–616,0588,2397,819
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+152,10773,80578,302
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.2%97.61%94.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,4361,6611,775
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople467224243
Total workersCensus workers59,23244,77814,454
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population34.01%53.4%16%
Main workersworked at least 6 months49,96139,45910,502
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months9,2715,3193,952
Non-workerspeople114,94439,07575,869

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26290; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

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