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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627546

Peruvallur 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.
Population34,941people
Households6,411PCA households
Literacy rate92.43%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.51%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople34,94116,88318,058
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–65,2332,6772,556
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+27,45913,57613,883
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.43%95.57%89.56%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6191,3361,283
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople613328
Total workersCensus workers8,5637,604959
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.51%45.04%5.31%
Main workersworked at least 6 months6,9726,465507
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,5911,139452
Non-workerspeople26,3789,27917,099

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25918; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,411 households and 34,941 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.98% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 95.57% for males and 89.56% for females.
  • Of 8,563 workers, 81.42% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators60669
Agricultural labourers626289
Household industry workers5318
Other workers5,6871,215

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
Peruvallur (CT)5920564534,941

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.