Kadirur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

Kadirur is a Census Town city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,817 families residing in the Kadirur city. The total population of Kadirur is 31,087 out of which 13,926 are males and 17,161 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kadirur is 1,232.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kadirur city is 3030 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1509 male children and 1521 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kadirur is 1,008 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,232).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kadirur is 97.7%. Thus Kadirur has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 98.5% and the female literacy rate is 97.01% in Kadirur.

Kadirur Census Town has total administration over 6,817 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.

Kadirur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,030 1,509 1,521
Literacy 97.7% 87.8% 88.4%
Scheduled Caste 366 179 187
Scheduled Tribe 75 33 42
Illiterate 3,684 1,695 1,989

Caste-wise Population - Kadirur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kadirur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 366 179 187
Schedule Tribe 75 33 42

Religion-wise Population - Kadirur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kadirur is 21,797 which is 70.12% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kadirur is 8,961 which is 28.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kadirur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,797 (70.12%) 9,907 11,890
Muslim 8,961 (28.83%) 3,859 5,102
Christian 138 (0.44%) 71 67
Sikh 10 (0.03%) 9 1
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Other Religion 5 (0.02%) 3 2
No Religion Specified 172 (0.55%) 74 98

Literacy Rate - Kadirur

The total literacy rate of Kadirur was 97.67% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 27,403 literates, males were 12,231 while females were 15,172. Also the male literacy rate was 98.5% and the female literacy rate was 97.01% in Kadirur.

  Kadirur Kerala
Female 97.01% 92.07%
Male 98.5% 96.11%
Total 97.67% 94%

Sex Ratio - Kadirur

The Sex Ratio of Kadirur is 1,232. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,232 females in Kadirur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,008 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,232 ) of Kadirur.

Child Population - Kadirur

According to Census 2011, there were 3,030 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kadirur. Out of which 1,509 were male while 1,521 were female.

Working Population - Kadirur

In Kadirur Census Town out of total population, 9,381 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,381 workers engaged in Main Work, 64 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 276 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,470 6,619 1,851
Cultivators 64 57 7
Agriculture Labourer 276 209 67
Household Industries 152 100 52
Other Workers 7,978 6,253 1,725
Marginal Workers 911 435 476
Non Working 21,706 6,872 14,834

Kadirur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 31,087 88.1% 1,232

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