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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627170

Perole 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.
Population14,965people
Households3,748PCA households
Literacy rate91.86%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.66%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,9657,1257,840
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,359721638
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+12,4986,1676,331
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+91.86%96.3%87.91%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople543278265
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321913
Total workersCensus workers5,9353,9361,999
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.66%55.24%25.5%
Main workersworked at least 6 months4,6273,2851,342
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,308651657
Non-workerspeople9,0303,1895,841

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25708; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 3,748 households and 14,965 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.08% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.3% for males and 87.91% for females.
  • Of 5,935 workers, 77.96% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators9320
Agricultural labourers156135
Household industry workers7026
Other workers4,3081,127

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
Perole (CT)5880563114,965

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.