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Town · Census 2011 · code 803287

Paravur 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.
Population31,503people
Households8,095PCA households
Literacy rate96.75%% of people aged 7+
Work participation33.52%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople31,50315,06016,443
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,5581,3071,251
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+28,00513,45114,554
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+96.75%97.8%95.8%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople1,577743834
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople1174968
Total workersCensus workers10,5607,9092,651
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population33.52%52.52%16.12%
Main workersworked at least 6 months9,1396,9242,215
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months1,421985436
Non-workerspeople20,9437,15113,792

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 26173; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 8,095 households and 31,503 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 8.12% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 97.8% for males and 95.8% for females.
  • Of 10,560 workers, 86.54% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators2212
Agricultural labourers2826
Household industry workers14737
Other workers8,9421,346

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
Paravur (M)5950565931,503

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.