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Peralassery 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 16,821 people
Households 3,830 PCA households
Literacy rate 97.85% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 32.52% % 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 16,821 7,687 9,134 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 1,731 884 847 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 14,766 6,723 8,043 Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+ 97.85% 98.82% 97.06% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 397 192 205 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 27 11 16 Total workersCensus workers 5,470 3,756 1,714 Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population 32.52% 48.86% 18.77% Main workersworked at least 6 months 4,670 3,316 1,354 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 800 440 360 Non-workerspeople 11,351 3,931 7,420
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 3,830 households and 16,821 residents. Children aged 0–6 made up 10.29% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.82% for males and 97.06% for females. Of 5,470 workers, 85.37% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 21 11 Agricultural labourers 168 63 Household industry workers 265 13 Other workers 4,216 713
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 Peralassery (CT) 589 05633 16,821
The profile combines non-overlapping source components.