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Peroor Population - Kottayam, Kerala

Peroor is a large village located in Kottayam Taluka of Kottayam district, Kerala with total 4583 families residing. The Peroor village has population of 18691 of which 9137 are males while 9554 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Peroor village population of children with age 0-6 is 1565 which makes up 8.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Peroor village is 1046 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Peroor as per census is 956, lower than Kerala average of 964.

Peroor village has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Peroor village was 97.82 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Peroor Male literacy stands at 98.61 % while female literacy rate was 97.08 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Peroor village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Peroor village.

Peroor Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 4,583 - -
Population 18,691 9,137 9,554
Child (0-6) 1,565 800 765
Schedule Caste 1,822 851 971
Schedule Tribe 108 55 53
Literacy 97.82 % 98.61 % 97.08 %
Total Workers 6,728 4,890 1,838
Main Worker 5,937 - -
Marginal Worker 791 411 380

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.75 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.58 % of total population in Peroor village.

Work Profile

In Peroor village out of total population, 6728 were engaged in work activities. 88.24 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.76 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6728 workers engaged in Main Work, 334 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 193 were Agricultural labourer.