Category

Male

Female

Total

Households

 

 

637220

Total population

1359478

1450456

2809934

SC population

197451

206382

403833

ST population

24314

24658

48972

Literates

1122600

1116892

2239492

Literacy rate (%)

93

86

89

Total population of workers

746121

296219

1042340

Main workers

653482

222058

875540

Main cultivators

47813

11381

59194

Main Agricultural labourers

104522

90872

195394

Main household industry  workers

14928

5047

19975

Marginal workers

92639

74161

166800

Marginal cultivators

4996

3615

8611

Marginal Agricultural laborers

24829

29726

54555

Marginal household industry  workers

2727

2333

5060

Non workers

613357

1154237

1767594

Work participation rate (%)

55

20

37

DISTRICT

 

Palakkad

 

 

 

Rural

Urban

Total

Births

Number

8579

27507

36086

Rate

3.3

77.52

12.22

Deaths

Number

14311

4520

18831

Rate

5.51

12.74

6.38

Infant Deaths

Number

47

48

95

Rate

5.48

1.75

2.63

Still Birth

Number

7

116

123

Rate

0.82

4.2

3.4

Maternal Death

Number

4

2

6

Ratio (per lakh live birth)

47

7

17