Kottakkal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Malappuram, Kerala - Census 2011

Kottakkal is a Census Town city situated in Tirur taluka of Malappuram district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 8,488 families residing in the Kottakkal city. The total population of Kottakkal is 44,382 out of which 20,911 are males and 23,471 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottakkal is 1,122.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottakkal city is 6408 which is 14% of the total population. There are 3304 male children and 3104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottakkal is 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,122).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottakkal is 94.9%. Thus Kottakkal has higher literacy rate compared to 93.6% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 96.34% and the female literacy rate is 93.59% in Kottakkal.

Kottakkal Census Town has total administration over 8,488 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.

Kottakkal Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 6,408 3,304 3,104
Literacy 94.9% 81.1% 81.2%
Scheduled Caste 1,171 591 580
Scheduled Tribe 113 58 55
Illiterate 8,359 3,949 4,410

Caste-wise Population - Kottakkal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kottakkal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,171 591 580
Schedule Tribe 113 58 55

Religion-wise Population - Kottakkal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kottakkal is 11,599 which is 26.13% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kottakkal is 32,396 which is 72.99% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kottakkal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,599 (26.13%) 5,601 5,998
Muslim 32,396 (72.99%) 15,121 17,275
Christian 307 (0.69%) 148 159
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 0 1
No Religion Specified 74 (0.17%) 38 36

Literacy Rate - Kottakkal

The total literacy rate of Kottakkal was 94.86% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 36,023 literates, males were 16,962 while females were 19,061. Also the male literacy rate was 96.34% and the female literacy rate was 93.59% in Kottakkal.

  Kottakkal Kerala
Female 93.59% 92.07%
Male 96.34% 96.11%
Total 94.86% 94%

Sex Ratio - Kottakkal

The Sex Ratio of Kottakkal is 1,122. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,122 females in Kottakkal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 939 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,122 ) of Kottakkal.

Child Population - Kottakkal

According to Census 2011, there were 6,408 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kottakkal. Out of which 3,304 were male while 3,104 were female.

Working Population - Kottakkal

In Kottakkal Census Town out of total population, 10,745 were engaged in work activities. 86.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,745 workers engaged in Main Work, 387 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 600 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,268 8,074 1,194
Cultivators 387 377 10
Agriculture Labourer 600 559 41
Household Industries 119 104 15
Other Workers 8,162 7,034 1,128
Marginal Workers 1,477 1,114 363
Non Working 33,637 11,723 21,914

Kottakkal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 44,382 81.2% 1,122

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