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

Koothuparamba is a Municipality city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. The Koothuparamba city is divided into 25 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,465 families residing in the Koothuparamba city. The total population of Koothuparamba is 29,619 out of which 13,454 are males and 16,165 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Koothuparamba is 1,202.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Koothuparamba city is 3110 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1568 male children and 1542 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Koothuparamba is 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,202).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Koothuparamba is 96.8%. Thus Koothuparamba has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 98.18% and the female literacy rate is 95.61% in Koothuparamba.

Koothuparamba Municipality has total administration over 6,465 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Koothuparamba Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Koothuparamba Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 3,110 1,568 1,542
Literacy 96.8% 86.7% 86.5%
Scheduled Caste 402 177 225
Scheduled Tribe 108 48 60
Illiterate 3,968 1,784 2,184

Caste-wise Population - Koothuparamba

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Koothuparamba.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 402 177 225
Schedule Tribe 108 48 60

Religion-wise Population - Koothuparamba

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Koothuparamba is 20,430 which is 68.98% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Koothuparamba is 8,572 which is 28.94% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Koothuparamba as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,430 (68.98%) 9,474 10,956
Muslim 8,572 (28.94%) 3,789 4,783
Christian 576 (1.94%) 176 400
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 1 2
Buddhist 1 (0%) 1 0
Jain 4 (0.01%) 0 4
Other Religion 10 (0.03%) 5 5
No Religion Specified 23 (0.08%) 8 15

Literacy Rate - Koothuparamba

The total literacy rate of Koothuparamba was 96.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 25,651 literates, males were 11,670 while females were 13,981. Also the male literacy rate was 98.18% and the female literacy rate was 95.61% in Koothuparamba.

  Koothuparamba Kerala
Female 95.61% 92.07%
Male 98.18% 96.11%
Total 96.76% 94%

Sex Ratio - Koothuparamba

The Sex Ratio of Koothuparamba is 1,202. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,202 females in Koothuparamba. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 983 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,202 ) of Koothuparamba.

Child Population - Koothuparamba

According to Census 2011, there were 3,110 children between age 0 to 6 years in Koothuparamba. Out of which 1,568 were male while 1,542 were female.

Working Population - Koothuparamba

In Koothuparamba Municipality out of total population, 9,656 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,656 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 415 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,713 6,630 2,083
Cultivators 107 85 22
Agriculture Labourer 415 274 141
Household Industries 154 100 54
Other Workers 8,037 6,171 1,866
Marginal Workers 943 456 487
Non Working 19,963 6,368 13,595

Koothuparamba Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Koothuparamba is further divided into 25 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,156 87.6% 1,223
2 Ward No - 2 1,277 90% 1,387
3 Ward No - 3 1,013 86.1% 1,115
4 Ward No - 4 1,143 87.4% 1,157
5 Ward No - 5 1,371 85.8% 1,201
6 Ward No - 6 1,023 84.8% 1,050
7 Ward No - 7 1,355 87.2% 1,210
8 Ward No - 8 1,200 83.2% 1,312
9 Ward No - 9 1,193 85.7% 1,197
10 Ward No - 10 1,243 86.3% 1,240
11 Ward No - 11 1,247 80% 1,169
12 Ward No - 12 1,079 85.6% 1,099
13 Ward No - 13 994 89.9% 1,093
14 Ward No - 14 1,101 87% 1,294
15 Ward No - 15 1,102 89.4% 1,240
16 Ward No - 16 965 87.2% 1,116
17 Ward No - 17 1,198 89.1% 1,291
18 Ward No - 18 1,019 89% 1,264
19 Ward No - 19 1,438 84% 1,199
20 Ward No - 20 1,129 90.2% 1,276
21 Ward No - 21 1,255 88.2% 1,085
22 Ward No - 22 1,180 86.6% 1,193
23 Ward No - 23 1,379 86.9% 1,128
24 Ward No - 24 1,277 86.2% 1,369
25 Ward No - 25 1,282 83.6% 1,151

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