Kannanoor Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu - Census 2011

Kannanoor is a Census Town city situated in Kalkulam taluka of Kanniyakumari district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,010 families residing in the Kannanoor city. The total population of Kannanoor is 7,747 out of which 3,921 are males and 3,826 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kannanoor is 976.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kannanoor city is 712 which is 9% of the total population. There are 368 male children and 344 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kannanoor is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (976).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kannanoor is 93.5%. Thus Kannanoor has higher literacy rate compared to 91.7% of Kanniyakumari district. The male literacy rate is 95.1% and the female literacy rate is 91.76% in Kannanoor.

Kannanoor Census Town has total administration over 2,010 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.

Kannanoor Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 712 368 344
Literacy 93.5% 86.2% 83.5%
Scheduled Caste 16 9 7
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,173 542 631

Caste-wise Population - Kannanoor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Kannanoor.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 16 9 7
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Kannanoor

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kannanoor is 791 which is 10.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kannanoor is 347 which is 4.48% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kannanoor as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 791 (10.21%) 399 392
Muslim 347 (4.48%) 164 183
Christian 6,604 (85.25%) 3,354 3,250
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 4 (0.05%) 3 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 1 (0.01%) 1 0

Literacy Rate - Kannanoor

The total literacy rate of Kannanoor was 93.45% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 80.09% of Tamil Nadu. Population-wise, out of total 6,574 literates, males were 3,379 while females were 3,195. Also the male literacy rate was 95.1% and the female literacy rate was 91.76% in Kannanoor.

  Kannanoor Tamil Nadu
Female 91.76% 73.44%
Male 95.1% 86.77%
Total 93.45% 80.09%

Sex Ratio - Kannanoor

The Sex Ratio of Kannanoor is 976. Thus per every 1000 men there were 976 females in Kannanoor. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 976 ) of Kannanoor.

Child Population - Kannanoor

According to Census 2011, there were 712 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kannanoor. Out of which 368 were male while 344 were female.

Working Population - Kannanoor

In Kannanoor Census Town out of total population, 2,683 were engaged in work activities. 93.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,683 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 458 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,504 2,138 366
Cultivators 35 34 1
Agriculture Labourer 458 429 29
Household Industries 93 21 72
Other Workers 1,918 1,654 264
Marginal Workers 179 126 53
Non Working 5,064 1,657 3,407

Kannanoor Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,747 84.9% 976

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