Thalassery Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Kannur district, Kerala

Thalassery Taluka of Kannur district has total population of 973,131 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 455,549 are males while 517,582 are females. In 2011 there were total 213,603 families residing in Thalassery Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Thalassery Taluka is 1,136.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 63.5% people lives in Urban areas while 36.5% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 96.5% while that in the rural areas is 93.6%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Thalassery Taluka is 1,172% while that of Rural areas is 1,076.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thalassery Taluka is 104298 which is 11% of the total population. There are 52982 male children and 51316 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thalassery Taluka is 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,136 ) of Thalassery Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Thalassery Taluka is 95.4%. The male literacy rate is 85.92% and the female literacy rate is 84.52% in Thalassery Taluka.

Population
973,131
Families
213,603
Literacy
95.4%
Sex Ratio
1,136

To facilitate the administration, Thalassery Taluka is further divided into 24 towns and 22 villages.

Thalassery Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 104,298 52,982 51,316
Literacy 95.4% 85.92% 84.52%
Scheduled Caste 15,762 7,632 8,130
Scheduled Tribe 22,311 10,817 11,494
Illiterate 144,276 64,141 80,135

Caste-wise Population - Thalassery Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Thalassery Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 15,762 7,632 8,130
Schedule Tribe 22,311 10,817 11,494

Religion-wise Population - Thalassery Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 605,058 (62.18%) 286,024 319,034
Muslim 276,483 (28.41%) 124,256 152,227
Christian 87,927 (9.04%) 43,489 44,438
Sikh 101 (0.01%) 62 39
Buddhist 295 (0.03%) 150 145
Jain 68 (0.01%) 30 38
Other Religion 362 (0.04%) 176 186
No Religion Specified 2,837 (0.29%) 1,362 1,475

Literacy Rate - Thalassery Taluka

Average literacy rate of Thalassery Taluka in 2011 were 95.4% in which, male and female literacy were 97.23% and 93.82% respectively. Total literate in Thalassery Taluka were 828,855 of which male and female were 391,408 and 437,447 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Thalassery Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Thalassery Taluka is 1,136 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,136 females in Thalassery Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 969 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,136 ) of Thalassery Taluka.

Child Population - Thalassery Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 104,298 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thalassery Taluka. Out of which 104,298 were male while 104,298 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Thalassery Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 132,999 families under Thalassery Taluka living in urban areas while 132,999 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 63.5% of total population of Thalassery Taluka lives in Urban areas while 36.5% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 65,502 while that in rural region is 38,796.

Total Urban Rural
Population 973,131 617,865 355,266
Children (0 - 6 years) 104,298 65,502 38,796
Schedule Caste 15,762 9,963 5,799
Schedule Tribe 22,311 2,566 19,745
Literacy 95.4% 96.46% 93.55%
Sex Ratio 1,136 1,172 1,076

Working Population - Thalassery Taluka

In Thalassery Taluka out of total population, 321,612 were engaged in work activities. 84% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 321,612 workers engaged in Main Work, 13,314 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 28,313 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 270,276 210,087 60,189
Cultivators 13,314 10,954 2,360
Agriculture Labourer 28,313 18,324 9,989
Household Industries 3,742 2,643 1,099
Other Workers 224,907 178,166 46,741
Marginal Workers 51,336 28,164 23,172
Non Working 651,519 217,298 434,221

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