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

Kodungallur Taluka of Thrissur district has total population of 312,238 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 145,998 are males while 166,240 are females. In 2011 there were total 76,926 families residing in Kodungallur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kodungallur Taluka is 1,139.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 85.8% people lives in Urban areas while 14.2% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 95.5% while that in the rural areas is 94.1%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kodungallur Taluka is 1,139% while that of Rural areas is 1,135.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kodungallur Taluka is 31845 which is 10% of the total population. There are 16303 male children and 15542 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kodungallur Taluka is 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,139 ) of Kodungallur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kodungallur Taluka is 95.3%. The male literacy rate is 86.24% and the female literacy rate is 85% in Kodungallur Taluka.

Population
312,238
Families
76,926
Literacy
95.3%
Sex Ratio
1,139

To facilitate the administration, Kodungallur Taluka is further divided into 14 towns and 3 villages.

Kodungallur Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 31,845 16,303 15,542
Literacy 95.3% 86.24% 85%
Scheduled Caste 30,055 14,597 15,458
Scheduled Tribe 690 319 371
Illiterate 45,024 20,094 24,930

Caste-wise Population - Kodungallur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kodungallur Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 30,055 14,597 15,458
Schedule Tribe 690 319 371

Religion-wise Population - Kodungallur Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 184,915 (59.22%) 87,716 97,199
Muslim 100,430 (32.16%) 45,338 55,092
Christian 26,336 (8.43%) 12,660 13,676
Sikh 15 (0%) 8 7
Buddhist 7 (0%) 3 4
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 31 (0.01%) 19 12
No Religion Specified 502 (0.16%) 252 250

Literacy Rate - Kodungallur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kodungallur Taluka in 2011 were 95.3% in which, male and female literacy were 97.08% and 93.77% respectively. Total literate in Kodungallur Taluka were 267,214 of which male and female were 125,904 and 141,310 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kodungallur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kodungallur Taluka is 1,139 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,139 females in Kodungallur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 953 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,139 ) of Kodungallur Taluka.

Child Population - Kodungallur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 31,845 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kodungallur Taluka. Out of which 31,845 were male while 31,845 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kodungallur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 66,268 families under Kodungallur Taluka living in urban areas while 66,268 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 85.8% of total population of Kodungallur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 14.2% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 26,939 while that in rural region is 4,906.

Total Urban Rural
Population 312,238 267,970 44,268
Children (0 - 6 years) 31,845 26,939 4,906
Schedule Caste 30,055 27,150 2,905
Schedule Tribe 690 606 84
Literacy 95.3% 95.49% 94.12%
Sex Ratio 1,139 1,139 1,135

Working Population - Kodungallur Taluka

In Kodungallur Taluka out of total population, 105,910 were engaged in work activities. 78.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 105,910 workers engaged in Main Work, 947 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,720 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 83,542 66,348 17,194
Cultivators 947 779 168
Agriculture Labourer 1,720 1,435 285
Household Industries 1,805 1,149 656
Other Workers 79,070 62,985 16,085
Marginal Workers 22,368 10,548 11,820
Non Working 206,328 69,102 137,226

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