Ottappalam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palakkad, Kerala - Census 2011

Ottappalam is a Municipality city situated in Ottappalam taluka of Palakkad district. The Ottappalam city is divided into 33 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 12,484 families residing in the Ottappalam city. The total population of Ottappalam is 53,792 out of which 25,359 are males and 28,433 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ottappalam is 1,121.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ottappalam city is 5721 which is 11% of the total population. There are 2865 male children and 2856 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ottappalam is 997 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,121).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ottappalam is 94.6%. Thus Ottappalam has higher literacy rate compared to 89.3% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 96.58% and the female literacy rate is 92.9% in Ottappalam.

Ottappalam Municipality has total administration over 12,484 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.

Ottappalam Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,721 2,865 2,856
Literacy 94.6% 85.7% 83.6%
Scheduled Caste 4,765 2,272 2,493
Scheduled Tribe 89 45 44
Illiterate 8,306 3,634 4,672

Caste-wise Population - Ottappalam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Ottappalam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,765 2,272 2,493
Schedule Tribe 89 45 44

Religion-wise Population - Ottappalam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ottappalam is 36,278 which is 67.44% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ottappalam is 15,967 which is 29.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ottappalam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 36,278 (67.44%) 17,302 18,976
Muslim 15,967 (29.68%) 7,323 8,644
Christian 1,426 (2.65%) 685 741
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 12 (0.02%) 7 5
No Religion Specified 105 (0.2%) 40 65

Literacy Rate - Ottappalam

The total literacy rate of Ottappalam was 94.62% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 45,486 literates, males were 21,725 while females were 23,761. Also the male literacy rate was 96.58% and the female literacy rate was 92.9% in Ottappalam.

  Ottappalam Kerala
Female 92.9% 92.07%
Male 96.58% 96.11%
Total 94.62% 94%

Sex Ratio - Ottappalam

The Sex Ratio of Ottappalam is 1,121. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,121 females in Ottappalam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 997 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,121 ) of Ottappalam.

Child Population - Ottappalam

According to Census 2011, there were 5,721 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ottappalam. Out of which 2,865 were male while 2,856 were female.

Working Population - Ottappalam

In Ottappalam Municipality out of total population, 17,700 were engaged in work activities. 82.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,700 workers engaged in Main Work, 245 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 988 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,552 11,235 3,317
Cultivators 245 208 37
Agriculture Labourer 988 621 367
Household Industries 274 211 63
Other Workers 13,045 10,195 2,850
Marginal Workers 3,148 1,890 1,258
Non Working 36,092 12,234 23,858

Ottappalam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ottappalam is further divided into 33 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,511 82.9% 1,096
2 Ward No - 2 1,644 82% 1,113
3 Ward No - 3 1,763 80.9% 1,147
4 Ward No - 4 1,697 82.2% 1,103
5 Ward No - 5 1,344 86.2% 1,074
6 Ward No - 6 1,649 87.7% 1,202
7 Ward No - 7 1,269 92.8% 1,207
8 Ward No - 8 1,442 80.4% 1,198
9 Ward No - 9 1,514 77.9% 1,204
10 Ward No - 10 2,605 79.9% 1,173
11 Ward No - 11 1,085 84.5% 1,083
12 Ward No - 12 1,809 84% 1,111
13 Ward No - 13 2,016 85.2% 1,072
14 Ward No - 14 1,751 84.1% 1,089
15 Ward No - 15 1,648 85.1% 1,078
16 Ward No - 16 1,259 80.4% 1,047
17 Ward No - 17 1,695 84.8% 1,057
18 Ward No - 18 1,663 82.6% 1,102
19 Ward No - 19 2,253 86.5% 1,012
20 Ward No - 20 1,654 83.9% 1,086
21 Ward No - 21 1,594 82.7% 1,151
22 Ward No - 22 1,488 83.7% 1,175
23 Ward No - 23 1,322 81.7% 1,043
24 Ward No - 24 1,224 91.1% 1,103
25 Ward No - 25 1,649 85.6% 1,117
26 Ward No - 26 1,714 86.6% 1,175
27 Ward No - 27 1,582 88.5% 1,109
28 Ward No - 28 1,722 87.8% 1,105
29 Ward No - 29 1,603 84.8% 1,085
30 Ward No - 30 1,371 82.6% 1,222
31 Ward No - 31 1,436 91.1% 1,223
32 Ward No - 32 1,969 86.4% 1,166
33 Ward No - 33 1,847 86.8% 1,140

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