Perumbaikad is a census town

Census town

In India, a census town is one which has:# A minimum population of 5,000# At least 75% of male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits# A density of population of at least 400 persons per km2.In Ireland, a census town is;...

 in Kottayam district

Kottayam district

Kottayam is one of the 14 districts in the state of Kerala, India. The district has its headquarters at Kottayam town, located at 9.36° N and 76.17° E. According to the 1991 census, it is the first district to achieve highest literacy rate in the whole of India...

 in the India

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n state

States and territories of India

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 of Kerala

Kerala

or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions....

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Demographics

India census

Census

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, Perumbaikad had a population of 42,984. Males constitute 49% of the population and females 51%. Perumbaikad has an average literacy rate of 86%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 87%, and female literacy is 86%. In Perumbaikad, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.