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Kayamkulam 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 68,634 people
Households 16,392 PCA households
Literacy rate 94.81% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.18% % 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 68,634 32,784 35,850 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 6,914 3,555 3,359 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 58,519 28,269 30,250 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 94.81% 96.72% 93.1% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 4,477 2,156 2,321 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 137 75 62 Total workersCensus workers 22,088 17,125 4,963 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.18% 52.24% 13.84% Main workersworked at least 6 months 17,297 13,906 3,391 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 4,791 3,219 1,572 Non-workerspeople 46,546 15,659 30,887
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 16,392 households and 68,634 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.07% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.72% for males and 93.1% for females. Of 22,088 workers, 78.31% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 235 55 Agricultural labourers 370 397 Household industry workers 815 229 Other workers 15,877 4,110
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 Kayamkulam (M) 598 05676 68,634
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.