Chavakkad Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Thrissur district, Kerala

Chavakkad Taluka of Thrissur district has total population of 470,898 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 215,864 are males while 255,034 are females. In 2011 there were total 108,151 families residing in Chavakkad Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chavakkad Taluka is 1,181.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 73.7% people lives in Urban areas while 26.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 95.3% while that in the rural areas is 94.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chavakkad Taluka is 1,180% while that of Rural areas is 1,186.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chavakkad Taluka is 52537 which is 11% of the total population. There are 27227 male children and 25310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chavakkad Taluka is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,181 ) of Chavakkad Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chavakkad Taluka is 95.06%. The male literacy rate is 84.44% and the female literacy rate is 84.46% in Chavakkad Taluka.

Population
470,898
Families
108,151
Literacy
95.06%
Sex Ratio
1,181

To facilitate the administration, Chavakkad Taluka is further divided into 22 towns and 7 villages.

Chavakkad Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chavakkad Taluka.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 52,537 27,227 25,310
Literacy 95.06% 84.44% 84.46%
Scheduled Caste 23,016 11,106 11,910
Scheduled Tribe 670 307 363
Illiterate 73,222 33,579 39,643

Caste-wise Population - Chavakkad Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Chavakkad Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 23,016 11,106 11,910
Schedule Tribe 670 307 363

Religion-wise Population - Chavakkad Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 245,476 (52.13%) 114,687 130,789
Muslim 183,967 (39.07%) 81,267 102,700
Christian 40,520 (8.6%) 19,366 21,154
Sikh 23 (0%) 13 10
Buddhist 32 (0.01%) 16 16
Jain 6 (0%) 1 5
Other Religion 45 (0.01%) 23 22
No Religion Specified 829 (0.18%) 491 338

Literacy Rate - Chavakkad Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chavakkad Taluka in 2011 were 95.06% in which, male and female literacy were 96.63% and 93.76% respectively. Total literate in Chavakkad Taluka were 397,676 of which male and female were 182,285 and 215,391 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chavakkad Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chavakkad Taluka is 1,181 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,181 females in Chavakkad Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,181 ) of Chavakkad Taluka.

Child Population - Chavakkad Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 52,537 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chavakkad Taluka. Out of which 52,537 were male while 52,537 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chavakkad Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 78,589 families under Chavakkad Taluka living in urban areas while 78,589 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 73.7% of total population of Chavakkad Taluka lives in Urban areas while 26.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 39,582 while that in rural region is 12,955.

Total Urban Rural
Population 470,898 346,922 123,976
Children (0 - 6 years) 52,537 39,582 12,955
Schedule Caste 23,016 17,092 5,924
Schedule Tribe 670 488 182
Literacy 95.06% 95.27% 94.45%
Sex Ratio 1,181 1,180 1,186

Working Population - Chavakkad Taluka

In Chavakkad Taluka out of total population, 135,188 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 135,188 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,681 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,584 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 115,885 91,958 23,927
Cultivators 1,681 1,485 196
Agriculture Labourer 3,584 2,632 952
Household Industries 2,475 1,677 798
Other Workers 108,145 86,164 21,981
Marginal Workers 19,303 10,195 9,108
Non Working 335,710 113,711 221,999

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