Peralassery Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

Peralassery is a Census Town city situated in Kannur taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,830 families residing in the Peralassery city. The total population of Peralassery is 16,821 out of which 7,687 are males and 9,134 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Peralassery is 1,188.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Peralassery city is 1731 which is 10% of the total population. There are 884 male children and 847 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Peralassery is 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,188).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Peralassery is 97.8%. Thus Peralassery has a higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 98.82% and the female literacy rate is 97.06% in Peralassery.

Population
16,821
Literacy
97.8%
Sex Ratio
1,188

Peralassery Census Town has total administration over 3,830 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Peralassery Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,731 884 847
Literacy 97.8% 87.5% 88.1%
Scheduled Caste 397 192 205
Scheduled Tribe 27 11 16
Illiterate 2,055 964 1,091

Caste-wise Population - Peralassery

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Peralassery.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 397 192 205
Schedule Tribe 27 11 16

Religion-wise Population - Peralassery

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Peralassery is 13,352 which is 79.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Peralassery is 3,426 which is 20.37% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Peralassery as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 13,352 (79.38%) 6,153 7,199
Muslim 3,426 (20.37%) 1,512 1,914
Christian 22 (0.13%) 12 10
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.11%) 9 9

Literacy Rate - Peralassery

The total literacy rate of Peralassery was 97.85% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 14,766 literates, males were 6,723 while females were 8,043. Also the male literacy rate was 98.82% and the female literacy rate was 97.06% in Peralassery.

  Peralassery Kerala
Female 97.06% 92.07%
Male 98.82% 96.11%
Total 97.85% 94%

Sex Ratio - Peralassery

The Sex Ratio of Peralassery is 1,188. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,188 females in Peralassery. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 958 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,188 ) of Peralassery.


Child Population - Peralassery

According to Census 2011, there were 1,731 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Peralassery. Out of which 884 were male while 847 were female.


Working Population - Peralassery

In Peralassery Census Town out of total population, 5,470 were engaged in work activities. 85.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 168 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,670 3,316 1,354
Cultivators 21 16 5
Agriculture Labourer 168 111 57
Household Industries 265 101 164
Other Workers 4,216 3,088 1,128
Marginal Workers 800 440 360
Non Working 11,351 3,931 7,420

Peralassery Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 16,821 87.8% 1,188

Map of Peralassery, Kannur, Kerala


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