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Chengannur 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 23,466 people
Households 6,278 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.82% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 30.95% % 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 23,466 10,933 12,533 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,692 834 858 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 21,299 9,932 11,367 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 97.82% 98.35% 97.36% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 2,588 1,231 1,357 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 75 32 43 Total workersCensus workers 7,262 5,165 2,097 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 30.95% 47.24% 16.73% Main workersworked at least 6 months 5,803 4,254 1,549 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 1,459 911 548 Non-workerspeople 16,204 5,768 10,436
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 6,278 households and 23,466 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 7.21% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.35% for males and 97.36% for females. Of 7,262 workers, 79.91% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 139 45 Agricultural labourers 238 97 Household industry workers 193 42 Other workers 5,233 1,275
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 Chengannur (M) 598 05677 23,466
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.