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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627800

Perakam 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.
Population12,072people
Households2,891PCA households
Literacy rate96.93%% of people aged 7+
Work participation29.88%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople12,0725,5886,484
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,222620602
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,5174,8755,642
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.93%98.13%95.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople664326338
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople936
Total workersCensus workers3,6072,760847
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population29.88%49.39%13.06%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2772,559718
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months330201129
Non-workerspeople8,4652,8285,637

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26023; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,891 households and 12,072 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 10.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.13% for males and 95.92% for females.
  • Of 3,607 workers, 90.85% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators228
Agricultural labourers598
Household industry workers15615
Other workers3,040299

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
Perakam (CT)5940565312,072

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.