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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627855

Palissery 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.
Population7,724people
Households1,910PCA households
Literacy rate96.77%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.14%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople7,7243,7413,983
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6662344318
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,8343,3323,502
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.77%98.09%95.55%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople442222220
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople523
Total workersCensus workers2,9462,130816
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.14%56.94%20.49%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,5281,945583
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months418185233
Non-workerspeople4,7781,6113,167

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26070; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,910 households and 7,724 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.57% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.09% for males and 95.55% for females.
  • Of 2,946 workers, 85.81% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2825
Agricultural labourers6116
Household industry workers16513
Other workers2,274364

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
Palissery (CT)594056547,724

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.