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

Payyannur is a Municipality city situated in Taliparamba taluka of Kannur district. The Payyannur city is divided into 41 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 16,996 families residing in the Payyannur city. The total population of Payyannur is 72,111 out of which 33,405 are males and 38,706 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Payyannur is 1,159.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Payyannur city is 7252 which is 10% of the total population. There are 3717 male children and 3535 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Payyannur is 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,159).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Payyannur is 94.1%. Thus Payyannur has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.02% and the female literacy rate is 91.6% in Payyannur.

Payyannur Municipality has total administration over 16,996 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.

Payyannur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,252 3,717 3,535
Literacy 94.1% 86.2% 83.2%
Scheduled Caste 4,018 1,921 2,097
Scheduled Tribe 153 80 73
Illiterate 11,092 4,601 6,491

Caste-wise Population - Payyannur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Payyannur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,018 1,921 2,097
Schedule Tribe 153 80 73

Religion-wise Population - Payyannur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Payyannur is 57,732 which is 80.06% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Payyannur is 12,633 which is 17.52% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Payyannur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 57,732 (80.06%) 26,977 30,755
Muslim 12,633 (17.52%) 5,575 7,058
Christian 1,599 (2.22%) 772 827
Sikh 3 (0%) 1 2
Buddhist 18 (0.02%) 11 7
Jain 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Other Religion 19 (0.03%) 6 13
No Religion Specified 102 (0.14%) 61 41

Literacy Rate - Payyannur

The total literacy rate of Payyannur was 94.08% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 61,019 literates, males were 28,804 while females were 32,215. Also the male literacy rate was 97.02% and the female literacy rate was 91.6% in Payyannur.

  Payyannur Kerala
Female 91.6% 92.07%
Male 97.02% 96.11%
Total 94.08% 94%

Sex Ratio - Payyannur

The Sex Ratio of Payyannur is 1,159. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,159 females in Payyannur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,159 ) of Payyannur.

Child Population - Payyannur

According to Census 2011, there were 7,252 children between age 0 to 6 years in Payyannur. Out of which 3,717 were male while 3,535 were female.

Working Population - Payyannur

In Payyannur Municipality out of total population, 25,485 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,485 workers engaged in Main Work, 630 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,823 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,273 16,293 5,980
Cultivators 630 382 248
Agriculture Labourer 1,823 893 930
Household Industries 415 282 133
Other Workers 19,405 14,736 4,669
Marginal Workers 3,212 1,238 1,974
Non Working 46,626 15,874 30,752

Payyannur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Payyannur is further divided into 41 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,943 79.5% 1,178
2 Ward No - 2 1,437 84.8% 1,092
3 Ward No - 3 1,799 84.5% 1,126
4 Ward No - 4 1,489 86.6% 1,121
5 Ward No - 5 2,024 85.2% 1,097
6 Ward No - 6 1,791 82.7% 1,033
7 Ward No - 7 1,648 82.7% 1,107
8 Ward No - 8 1,583 80.7% 1,119
9 Ward No - 9 2,603 83.8% 1,442
10 Ward No - 10 643 84.4% 1,355
11 Ward No - 11 1,462 77.6% 1,225
12 Ward No - 12 1,595 82.3% 1,191
13 Ward No - 13 1,657 83.9% 1,076
14 Ward No - 14 1,562 84.3% 1,114
15 Ward No - 15 2,034 83.6% 1,171
16 Ward No - 16 1,639 88.3% 1,165
17 Ward No - 17 1,214 87.9% 1,191
18 Ward No - 18 1,521 85.1% 1,164
19 Ward No - 19 1,278 85.2% 1,173
20 Ward No - 20 1,768 86% 1,107
21 Ward No - 21 1,775 84.6% 1,149
22 Ward No - 22 1,757 84.1% 1,102
23 Ward No - 23 1,321 84.9% 1,090
24 Ward No - 24 1,175 89.8% 1,156
25 Ward No - 25 1,410 88.4% 1,149
26 Ward No - 26 1,684 86.9% 1,159
27 Ward No - 27 1,784 86.7% 1,184
28 Ward No - 28 2,107 79.2% 1,227
29 Ward No - 29 2,763 80.2% 1,202
30 Ward No - 30 2,142 83.6% 1,133
31 Ward No - 31 2,362 83.2% 1,179
32 Ward No - 32 1,811 88% 1,206
33 Ward No - 33 2,010 86.8% 1,143
34 Ward No - 34 1,620 86.5% 1,177
35 Ward No - 35 2,274 85.2% 1,104
36 Ward No - 36 1,591 88.2% 1,147
37 Ward No - 37 1,730 84% 1,209
38 Ward No - 38 1,800 84.8% 1,258
39 Ward No - 39 1,915 88.4% 1,123
40 Ward No - 40 1,841 87.5% 1,109
41 Ward No - 41 2,549 85.6% 1,119

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