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Town · Census 2011 · code 803304

Pathanamthitta 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.
Population37,538people
Households9,813PCA households
Literacy rate96.4%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.64%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople37,53817,74419,794
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,4001,7231,677
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+32,91015,60517,305
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.4%97.4%95.52%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,2921,6221,670
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1316170
Total workersCensus workers12,2538,9223,331
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.64%50.28%16.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,8117,4272,384
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4421,495947
Non-workerspeople25,2858,82216,463

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26341; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
Source access notes and archived workbooks

What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 9,813 households and 37,538 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.06% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.4% for males and 95.52% for females.
  • Of 12,253 workers, 80.07% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators412150
Agricultural labourers452277
Household industry workers17381
Other workers8,7741,934

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
Pathanamthitta (M)5990568237,538

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.