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

Manjeri is a Municipality city situated in Ernad taluka of Malappuram district. The Manjeri city is divided into 47 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19,386 families residing in the Manjeri city. The total population of Manjeri is 97,102 out of which 47,171 are males and 49,931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Manjeri is 1,059.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manjeri city is 13668 which is 14% of the total population. There are 6907 male children and 6761 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manjeri is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,059).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Manjeri is 95.8%. Thus Manjeri has higher literacy rate compared to 93.6% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 97.05% and the female literacy rate is 94.55% in Manjeri.

Manjeri Municipality has total administration over 19,386 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.

Manjeri Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 13,668 6,907 6,761
Literacy 95.8% 82.8% 81.7%
Scheduled Caste 8,257 4,040 4,217
Scheduled Tribe 264 130 134
Illiterate 17,209 8,094 9,115

Caste-wise Population - Manjeri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Manjeri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 8,257 4,040 4,217
Schedule Tribe 264 130 134

Religion-wise Population - Manjeri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Manjeri is 26,820 which is 27.62% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Manjeri is 68,135 which is 70.17% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Manjeri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 26,820 (27.62%) 13,196 13,624
Muslim 68,135 (70.17%) 32,933 35,202
Christian 1,977 (2.04%) 958 1,019
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 5 1
Buddhist 11 (0.01%) 4 7
Jain 2 (0%) 2 0
Other Religion 19 (0.02%) 8 11
No Religion Specified 132 (0.14%) 65 67

Literacy Rate - Manjeri

The total literacy rate of Manjeri was 95.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 79,893 literates, males were 39,077 while females were 40,816. Also the male literacy rate was 97.05% and the female literacy rate was 94.55% in Manjeri.

  Manjeri Kerala
Female 94.55% 92.07%
Male 97.05% 96.11%
Total 95.76% 94%

Sex Ratio - Manjeri

The Sex Ratio of Manjeri is 1,059. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,059 females in Manjeri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,059 ) of Manjeri.

Child Population - Manjeri

According to Census 2011, there were 13,668 children between age 0 to 6 years in Manjeri. Out of which 6,907 were male while 6,761 were female.

Working Population - Manjeri

In Manjeri Municipality out of total population, 26,101 were engaged in work activities. 84.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,101 workers engaged in Main Work, 682 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,223 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,108 19,090 3,018
Cultivators 682 665 17
Agriculture Labourer 1,223 1,089 134
Household Industries 252 214 38
Other Workers 19,951 17,122 2,829
Marginal Workers 3,993 3,052 941
Non Working 71,001 25,029 45,972

Manjeri Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Manjeri is further divided into 47 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,497 75.8% 1,019
2 Ward No - 2 2,014 81.5% 1,002
3 Ward No - 3 2,667 80.7% 1,041
4 Ward No - 4 2,014 85.8% 1,059
5 Ward No - 5 2,394 81.1% 1,039
6 Ward No - 6 1,781 89.6% 1,045
7 Ward No - 7 1,663 84.5% 1,001
8 Ward No - 8 2,323 81.1% 1,056
9 Ward No - 9 1,951 83.1% 1,091
10 Ward No - 10 2,234 83.2% 1,136
11 Ward No - 11 2,038 82.1% 1,030
12 Ward No - 12 1,729 82.1% 1,037
13 Ward No - 13 1,158 78.4% 1,185
14 Ward No - 14 1,795 82.7% 1,085
15 Ward No - 15 1,800 83.3% 1,069
16 Ward No - 16 1,690 77.3% 1,099
17 Ward No - 17 2,344 82.1% 1,104
18 Ward No - 18 2,436 77% 1,129
19 Ward No - 19 2,102 83.6% 1,041
20 Ward No - 20 2,124 83.5% 1,009
21 Ward No - 21 1,957 77.3% 1,125
22 Ward No - 22 2,625 80.3% 1,082
23 Ward No - 23 2,253 79.7% 1,058
24 Ward No - 24 1,732 79.8% 1,057
25 Ward No - 25 2,631 78.5% 1,036
26 Ward No - 26 2,552 80.1% 1,048
27 Ward No - 27 2,565 79.1% 1,064
28 Ward No - 28 1,931 87.1% 1,028
29 Ward No - 29 2,141 87.1% 1,010
30 Ward No - 30 1,555 85.8% 996
31 Ward No - 31 1,060 84.3% 1,083
32 Ward No - 32 1,480 84.7% 1,022
33 Ward No - 33 1,796 88.6% 1,069
34 Ward No - 34 2,033 88.3% 1,089
35 Ward No - 35 2,350 81.4% 1,106
36 Ward No - 36 1,731 85.2% 1,022
37 Ward No - 37 2,395 81.7% 1,090
38 Ward No - 38 2,096 83.4% 1,077
39 Ward No - 39 2,529 82.6% 1,041
40 Ward No - 40 2,031 85% 1,047
41 Ward No - 41 1,821 84.5% 1,065
42 Ward No - 42 2,447 81.5% 1,070
43 Ward No - 43 2,003 80% 1,158
44 Ward No - 44 2,099 80.1% 1,133
45 Ward No - 45 2,149 85% 1,051
46 Ward No - 46 2,076 85.9% 958
47 Ward No - 47 2,310 80.9% 968

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