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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627863

Paralam 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.
Population9,187people
Households2,234PCA households
Literacy rate95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.09%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople9,1874,4984,689
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6899463436
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,8743,8943,980
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95%96.51%93.58%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,488717771
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople281612
Total workersCensus workers3,4992,584915
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.09%57.45%19.51%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1622,413749
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months337171166
Non-workerspeople5,6881,9143,774

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26078; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,234 households and 9,187 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.79% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.51% for males and 93.58% for females.
  • Of 3,499 workers, 90.37% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators1036
Agricultural labourers27949
Household industry workers7411
Other workers2,706271

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
Paralam (CT)594056549,187

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.