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Town · Census 2011 · code 803270

Perinthalmanna 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.
Population49,723people
Households10,287PCA households
Literacy rate95.28%% of people aged 7+
Work participation28.11%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople49,72323,54226,181
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–66,4263,2033,223
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+41,25219,61821,634
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+95.28%96.46%94.23%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople5,1752,5412,634
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1035053
Total workersCensus workers13,97811,3132,665
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population28.11%48.05%10.18%
Main workersworked at least 6 months12,63310,4502,183
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,345863482
Non-workerspeople35,74512,22923,516

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 25893; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 10,287 households and 49,723 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.92% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 96.46% for males and 94.23% for females.
  • Of 13,978 workers, 90.38% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators46063
Agricultural labourers1,069245
Household industry workers16225
Other workers10,9421,012

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
Perinthalmanna (M)5920564349,723

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.