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Census town · Census 2011 · code 628547

Parassala 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.
Population34,096people
Households8,344PCA households
Literacy rate92.12%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.26%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople34,09616,76117,335
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–63,2111,6581,553
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,45214,23114,221
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+92.12%94.23%90.11%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople2,6321,2581,374
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople814140
Total workersCensus workers13,3879,5103,877
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population39.26%56.74%22.37%
Main workersworked at least 6 months8,5886,5911,997
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months4,7992,9191,880
Non-workerspeople20,7097,25113,458

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26438; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,344 households and 34,096 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 9.42% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 94.23% for males and 90.11% for females.
  • Of 13,387 workers, 64.15% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators231419
Agricultural labourers1971,098
Household industry workers146100
Other workers8,0143,182

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
Parassala (CT)6010569234,096

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.