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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628441

Perinad 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.
Population35,173people
Households8,719PCA households
Literacy rate94.53%% of people aged 7+
Work participation36.7%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople35,17317,04618,127
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,3571,7431,614
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+30,07614,76315,313
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+94.53%96.47%92.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,2262,5142,712
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople542628
Total workersCensus workers12,9108,6944,216
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population36.7%51%23.26%
Main workersworked at least 6 months10,2817,0213,260
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,6291,673956
Non-workerspeople22,2638,35213,911

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26379; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,719 households and 35,173 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.54% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.47% for males and 92.73% for females.
  • Of 12,910 workers, 79.64% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators10758
Agricultural labourers363263
Household industry workers171125
Other workers9,6402,183

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
Perinad (CT)6000568835,173

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.