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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627430

Peruvayal 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.
Population27,598people
Households6,349PCA households
Literacy rate96.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.02%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople27,59813,47114,127
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,0321,5261,506
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+23,59511,65711,938
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.05%97.59%94.59%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,3511,1231,228
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople502822
Total workersCensus workers8,8387,2501,588
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.02%53.82%11.24%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,6376,5091,128
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,201741460
Non-workerspeople18,7606,22112,539

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25859; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,349 households and 27,598 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.99% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.59% for males and 94.59% for females.
  • Of 8,838 workers, 86.41% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators19622
Agricultural labourers16081
Household industry workers11642
Other workers7,1651,056

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
Peruvayal (CT)5910564027,598

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.