Chittur Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Palakkad district, Kerala

Chittur Taluka of Palakkad district has a total population of 437,738 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 215,309 are males while 222,429 are females. In 2011 there were a total 104,996 families residing in Chittur Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chittur Taluka is 1,033.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 16.2% people live in Urban areas while 83.8% live in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 89.4% while that in rural areas is 82%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chittur Taluka is 1,038 while that of Rural areas is 1,032.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chittur Taluka is 40994 which is 9% of the total population. There are 20851 male children and 20143 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chittur Taluka is 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,033 ) of Chittur Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Chittur Taluka is 83.19%. The male literacy rate is 80.54% and the female literacy rate is 70.43% in Chittur Taluka.

To facilitate the administration, Chittur Taluka is further divided into 3 towns and 28 villages.

Chittur Taluka Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chittur Taluka.

Caste-wise Population - Chittur Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.7% of total population in Chittur Taluka of Kerala.

Religion-wise Population - Chittur Taluka

Literacy Rate - Chittur Taluka

Average literacy rate of Chittur Taluka in 2011 were 83.19% in which, male and female literacy were 89.17% and 77.44% respectively. Total literate in Chittur Taluka were 330,049 of which male and female were 173,401 and 156,648 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Chittur Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Chittur Taluka is 1,033 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,033 females in Chittur Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 966 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,033 ) of Chittur Taluka.

Child Population - Chittur Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 40,994 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chittur Taluka. Out of which 20,851 were male while 20,143 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Chittur Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are a total 16,645 families under Chittur Taluka living in urban areas while 16,645 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 16.2% of total population of Chittur Taluka lives in Urban areas while 83.8% lives in Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban regions is 6,907 while that in rural regions is 34,087.

Working Population - Chittur Taluka

In Chittur Taluka out of total population, 199,353 were engaged in work activities. 86% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 199,353 workers engaged in Main Work, 14,030 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 60,482 were Agricultural labourers.

Nearby Talukas from Chittur Taluka

Below is the list of Talukas near Chittur Taluka in Palakkad district.

Chittur Taluka Map

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Chittur, Kerala - Wikipedia