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Town · Census 2011 · code 803893

Keezhkulam population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Tamil Nadu, 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.
Population17,327people
Households4,297PCA households
Literacy rate91.21%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.84%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople17,3278,5808,747
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,807938869
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+14,1567,1437,013
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.21%93.47%89.02%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople17710
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople000
Total workersCensus workers6,3834,9011,482
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.84%57.12%16.94%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,7623,834928
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,6211,067554
Non-workerspeople10,9443,6797,265

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 28000; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 4,297 households and 17,327 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.43% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.47% for males and 89.02% for females.
  • Of 6,383 workers, 74.6% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators14534
Agricultural labourers778365
Household industry workers257233
Other workers3,582989

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
Keezhkulam (TP)6290588117,327

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.