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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627780

Peringandoor 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.
Population5,577people
Households1,281PCA households
Literacy rate90.37%% of people aged 7+
Work participation40.22%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople5,5772,6462,931
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6518255263
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+4,5722,1612,411
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.37%90.38%90.37%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople602283319
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople633
Total workersCensus workers2,2431,399844
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population40.22%52.87%28.8%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0041,308696
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months23991148
Non-workerspeople3,3341,2472,087

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26006; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,281 households and 5,577 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.29% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 90.38% for males and 90.37% for females.
  • Of 2,243 workers, 89.34% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators12818
Agricultural labourers9422
Household industry workers425
Other workers1,740194

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
Peringandoor (CT)594056525,577

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.