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Varkala 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 40,048 people
Households 9,498 PCA households
Literacy rate 93.57% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.88% % 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 40,048 18,312 21,736 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 4,479 2,261 2,218 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 33,282 15,318 17,964 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 93.57% 95.43% 92.04% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 5,885 2,717 3,168 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 134 69 65 Total workersCensus workers 13,166 9,273 3,893 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.88% 50.64% 17.91% Main workersworked at least 6 months 10,229 7,648 2,581 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 2,937 1,625 1,312 Non-workerspeople 26,882 9,039 17,843
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 9,498 households and 40,048 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 11.18% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.43% for males and 92.04% for females. Of 13,166 workers, 77.69% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 147 160 Agricultural labourers 349 99 Household industry workers 196 69 Other workers 9,537 2,609
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 Varkala (M) 601 05689 40,048
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.