Total workers10,42,340Palakkad
Main workers8,75,540
Population28,09,934
Males13,59,478
Females14,50,456
Workers — Total
Total workers10,42,340
Worker males7,46,121
Worker females2,96,219
Work participation %37.1%
Non-workers17,67,594
Non-worker males6,13,357
Non-worker females11,54,237
Workers — Main
Main workers8,75,540
Main males6,53,482
Main females2,22,058
Cultivators59,194
Cultivator males47,813
Cultivator females11,381
Agri labourers1,95,394
Agri labourer males1,04,522
Agri labourer females90,872
Household industry19,975
HH industry males14,928
HH industry females5,047
Other workers6,00,977
Other males4,86,219
Other females1,14,758
Population Overview
Total population28,09,934
Males13,59,478
Females14,50,456
Sex ratio1,067per 1,000 males
Households6,37,220
Children (0–6 years)
Children 0–63,02,297
Boys 0–61,53,696
Girls 0–61,48,601
Child %10.8%
SC / ST
SC population4,03,833
SC males1,97,451
SC females2,06,382
SC %14.4%
ST population48,972
ST males24,314
ST females24,658
ST %1.7%
Literacy
Literate22,39,492
Literate males11,22,600
Literate females11,16,892
Literacy %79.7%
Illiterate5,70,442
Illiterate males2,36,878
Illiterate females3,33,564
Workers — Marginal
Marginal workers1,66,800
Marginal males92,639
Marginal females74,161
Marg. cultivators8,611
Marg. agri labourers54,555
Marg. HH industry5,060
Marg. other98,574
Workers — Marginal (detail)
Marg. cultivator males4,996
Marg. cultivator females3,615
Marg. agri lab. males24,829
Marg. agri lab. females29,726
Marg. HH industry males2,727
Marg. HH industry females2,333
Marg. other males60,087
Marg. other females38,487
Marginal Workers — 3 to 6 months
3–6 mo workers1,41,334
3–6 mo males79,673
3–6 mo females61,661
3–6 mo cultivators7,136
3–6 mo cult. males4,201
3–6 mo cult. females2,935
3–6 mo agri lab.46,237
3–6 mo agri lab. males21,241
3–6 mo agri lab. females24,996
3–6 mo HH industry3,902
3–6 mo HH ind. males2,079
3–6 mo HH ind. females1,823
3–6 mo other84,059
3–6 mo other males52,152
3–6 mo other females31,907
Marginal Workers — 0 to 3 months
0–3 mo workers25,466
0–3 mo males12,966
0–3 mo females12,500
0–3 mo cultivators1,475
0–3 mo cult. males795
0–3 mo cult. females680
0–3 mo agri lab.8,318
0–3 mo agri lab. males3,588
0–3 mo agri lab. females4,730
0–3 mo HH industry1,158
0–3 mo HH ind. males648
0–3 mo HH ind. females510
0–3 mo other14,515
0–3 mo other males7,935
0–3 mo other females6,580