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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627859

Padiyam 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.
Population11,623people
Households2,867PCA households
Literacy rate96.88%% of people aged 7+
Work participation32.86%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople11,6235,3396,284
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,060571489
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+10,2334,6855,548
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.88%98.26%95.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,129545584
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople361620
Total workersCensus workers3,8192,6961,123
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population32.86%50.5%17.87%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1552,428727
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months664268396
Non-workerspeople7,8042,6435,161

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26074; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,867 households and 11,623 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 98.26% for males and 95.74% for females.
  • Of 3,819 workers, 82.61% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators4714
Agricultural labourers7427
Household industry workers11021
Other workers2,924602

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
Padiyam (CT)5940565411,623

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.