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Census town · Census 2011 · code 627934

Padiyur 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.
Population8,823people
Households2,261PCA households
Literacy rate96.71%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.87%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,8234,1154,708
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6823423400
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+7,7373,6124,125
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.71%97.83%95.75%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,417686731
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople20713
Total workersCensus workers3,1652,188977
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.87%53.17%20.75%
Main workersworked at least 6 months2,0631,645418
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,102543559
Non-workerspeople5,6581,9273,731

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26121; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,261 households and 8,823 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.33% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.83% for males and 95.75% for females.
  • Of 3,165 workers, 65.18% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators5529
Agricultural labourers47112
Household industry workers6133
Other workers1,900928

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
Padiyur (CT)594056568,823

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.