Iringal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kozhikode, Kerala - Census 2011

Iringal is a Census Town city situated in Quilandy taluka of Kozhikode district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,886 families residing in the Iringal city. The total population of Iringal is 25,894 out of which 12,139 are males and 13,755 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Iringal is 1,133.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Iringal city is 2636 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1342 male children and 1294 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Iringal is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,133).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Iringal is 94.3%. Thus Iringal has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 97.08% and the female literacy rate is 91.88% in Iringal.

Iringal Census Town has total administration over 5,886 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Iringal Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Iringal Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 2,636 1,342 1,294
Literacy 94.3% 86.3% 83.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,383 675 708
Scheduled Tribe 21 11 10
Illiterate 3,963 1,657 2,306

Caste-wise Population - Iringal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Iringal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,383 675 708
Schedule Tribe 21 11 10

Religion-wise Population - Iringal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Iringal is 18,346 which is 70.85% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Iringal is 7,404 which is 28.59% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Iringal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,346 (70.85%) 8,723 9,623
Muslim 7,404 (28.59%) 3,335 4,069
Christian 96 (0.37%) 56 40
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 18 (0.07%) 10 8
No Religion Specified 27 (0.1%) 13 14

Literacy Rate - Iringal

The total literacy rate of Iringal was 94.29% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 21,931 literates, males were 10,482 while females were 11,449. Also the male literacy rate was 97.08% and the female literacy rate was 91.88% in Iringal.

  Iringal Kerala
Female 91.88% 92.07%
Male 97.08% 96.11%
Total 94.29% 94%

Sex Ratio - Iringal

The Sex Ratio of Iringal is 1,133. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,133 females in Iringal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,133 ) of Iringal.

Child Population - Iringal

According to Census 2011, there were 2,636 children between age 0 to 6 years in Iringal. Out of which 1,342 were male while 1,294 were female.

Working Population - Iringal

In Iringal Census Town out of total population, 8,008 were engaged in work activities. 79.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,008 workers engaged in Main Work, 24 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 151 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,347 5,491 856
Cultivators 24 22 2
Agriculture Labourer 151 140 11
Household Industries 74 51 23
Other Workers 6,098 5,278 820
Marginal Workers 1,661 1,061 600
Non Working 17,886 5,587 12,299

Iringal Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Iringal is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 25,894 84.7% 1,133

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