KOTTAYAM DISTRICT POPULATION  PROFILE  2001

Taluks

5

 Villages

89

Area (in Sq. Km)

2208

Statutory Towns

4

 CD Blocks

11+1(P)

Households

434520

Census Towns

2

 Panchayats

74+1(P)

Density per Sq.Km

885

UAs

1

 Outgrowths

2

Household size

4.50

Population

Persons

1953646

 

Rural

1653838

Male

964926

 

Urban

299808

Female

988720

 

% of Urban Population

15.35

Sex ratio

1025

     

Population (0 – 6 years)

Persons

212622

 

% of population (0-6 years)

10.88

Male

108358

 

Sex ratio

962

Female

104264

     

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population

Scheduled  Castes

 

Scheduled  Tribes

Persons

150282

 

Persons

18340

Male

73885

 

Male

8972

Female

76397

 

Female

9368

% of SC

7.69

 

% of ST

0.94

Literates & Literacy rate

Literates

 

                 Literacy rate (age 7+)

Persons

1668266

 

Persons

95.82

Male

833748

 

Male

97.34

Female

834518

 

Female

94.35

Economic Activity

Work participation rate

 

                  No. of workers

Persons    (642157)

32.87%

 

Main workers

539609

Male         (504053)

52.24%

 

Marginal workers

102548

Female     (138104)

13.97%

 

Non-workers

1311489

Category of Workers

Cultivators

50201

 

Cultivators (in %)

7.82

Agricultural labourers

84907

 

Agricultural labourers (in %)

13.22

In household industries

21383

 

In household industries (in %)

3.33

Other workers

485666

 

Other workers (in %)

75.63

 

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