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Perinad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kollam, Kerala - Census 2011

Perinad is a Census Town city situated in Kollam taluka of Kollam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,719 families residing in the Perinad city. The total population of Perinad is 35,173 out of which 17,046 are males and 18,127 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Perinad is 1,063.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Perinad city is 3357 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1743 male children and 1614 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Perinad is 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,063).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Perinad is 94.5%. Thus Perinad has higher literacy rate compared to 94.1% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 96.47% and the female literacy rate is 92.73% in Perinad.

Perinad Census Town has total administration over 8,719 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Perinad Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Perinad Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 3,357 1,743 1,614
Literacy 94.5% 86.6% 84.5%
Scheduled Caste 5,226 2,514 2,712
Scheduled Tribe 54 26 28
Illiterate 5,097 2,283 2,814

Caste-wise Population - Perinad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Perinad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,226 2,514 2,712
Schedule Tribe 54 26 28

Religion-wise Population - Perinad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Perinad is 23,088 which is 65.64% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Perinad is 5,780 which is 16.43% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Perinad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,088 (65.64%) 11,199 11,889
Muslim 5,780 (16.43%) 2,799 2,981
Christian 6,245 (17.76%) 3,017 3,228
Sikh 6 (0.02%) 4 2
Buddhist 8 (0.02%) 4 4
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 7 (0.02%) 3 4
No Religion Specified 39 (0.11%) 20 19

Literacy Rate - Perinad

The total literacy rate of Perinad was 94.53% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 30,076 literates, males were 14,763 while females were 15,313. Also the male literacy rate was 96.47% and the female literacy rate was 92.73% in Perinad.

  Perinad Kerala
Female 92.73% 92.07%
Male 96.47% 96.11%
Total 94.53% 94%

Sex Ratio - Perinad

The Sex Ratio of Perinad is 1,063. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,063 females in Perinad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 926 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,063 ) of Perinad.

Child Population - Perinad

According to Census 2011, there were 3,357 children between age 0 to 6 years in Perinad. Out of which 1,743 were male while 1,614 were female.

Working Population - Perinad

In Perinad Census Town out of total population, 12,910 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 12,910 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 363 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 10,281 7,021 3,260
Cultivators 107 91 16
Agriculture Labourer 363 323 40
Household Industries 171 135 36
Other Workers 9,640 6,472 3,168
Marginal Workers 2,629 1,673 956
Non Working 22,263 8,352 13,911

Perinad Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Perinad is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 35,173 85.5% 1,063

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