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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628440

Panayam 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.
Population25,607people
Households6,415PCA households
Literacy rate94.63%% of people aged 7+
Work participation38.46%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople25,60712,26713,340
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4251,1801,245
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+21,93710,75011,187
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.63%96.96%92.49%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople3,9921,9322,060
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople372116
Total workersCensus workers9,8496,4853,364
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population38.46%52.87%25.22%
Main workersworked at least 6 months7,3625,0792,283
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,4871,4061,081
Non-workerspeople15,7585,7829,976

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26378; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 6,415 households and 25,607 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.47% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.96% for males and 92.49% for females.
  • Of 9,849 workers, 74.75% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators8793
Agricultural labourers211346
Household industry workers218181
Other workers6,8461,867

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
Panayam (CT)6000568825,607

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.