Vadakara Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kozhikode, Kerala - Census 2011

Vadakara is a Municipality city situated in Vadakara taluka of Kozhikode district. The Vadakara city is divided into 44 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 15,787 families residing in the Vadakara city. The total population of Vadakara is 75,295 out of which 35,531 are males and 39,764 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadakara is 1,119.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Vadakara city is 7823 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4007 male children and 3816 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadakara is 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,119).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadakara is 94.9%. Thus Vadakara has a lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 97.12% and the female literacy rate is 92.91% in Vadakara.

Population
75,295
Literacy
94.9%
Sex Ratio
1,119

Vadakara Municipality has total administration over 15,787 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Vadakara Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 7,823 4,007 3,816
Literacy 94.9% 86.2% 84%
Scheduled Caste 1,190 579 611
Scheduled Tribe 196 94 102
Illiterate 11,279 4,916 6,363

Caste-wise Population - Vadakara

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Vadakara.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,190 579 611
Schedule Tribe 196 94 102

Religion-wise Population - Vadakara

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Vadakara is 48,375 which is 64.25% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Vadakara is 25,881 which is 34.37% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Vadakara as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 48,375 (64.25%) 23,034 25,341
Muslim 25,881 (34.37%) 12,029 13,852
Christian 663 (0.88%) 283 380
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 4 2
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 4 0
Jain 26 (0.03%) 13 13
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 1 4
No Religion Specified 335 (0.44%) 163 172

Literacy Rate - Vadakara

The total literacy rate of Vadakara was 94.88% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 64,016 literates, males were 30,615 while females were 33,401. Also the male literacy rate was 97.12% and the female literacy rate was 92.91% in Vadakara.

  Vadakara Kerala
Female 92.91% 92.07%
Male 97.12% 96.11%
Total 94.88% 94%

Sex Ratio - Vadakara

The Sex Ratio of Vadakara is 1,119. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,119 females in Vadakara. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 952 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,119 ) of Vadakara.


Child Population - Vadakara

According to Census 2011, there were 7,823 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Vadakara. Out of which 4,007 were male while 3,816 were female.


Working Population - Vadakara

In Vadakara Municipality out of total population, 21,544 were engaged in work activities. 89.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 21,544 workers engaged in Main Work, 95 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 320 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,291 16,540 2,751
Cultivators 95 52 43
Agriculture Labourer 320 275 45
Household Industries 334 274 60
Other Workers 18,542 15,939 2,603
Marginal Workers 2,253 1,522 731
Non Working 53,751 17,469 36,282

Vadakara Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Vadakara is further divided into 44 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,591 83.5% 1,110
2 Ward No - 2 1,231 83.3% 1,111
3 Ward No - 3 2,231 86.8% 1,093
4 Ward No - 4 1,130 85.7% 1,316
5 Ward No - 5 1,185 89.7% 1,155
6 Ward No - 6 1,678 86.6% 1,129
7 Ward No - 7 1,522 90.2% 1,126
8 Ward No - 8 1,796 84.5% 1,118
9 Ward No - 9 1,836 87.3% 1,098
10 Ward No - 10 1,833 86.1% 1,126
11 Ward No - 11 1,916 87.4% 1,134
12 Ward No - 12 1,801 86% 1,134
13 Ward No - 13 2,054 86.2% 983
14 Ward No - 14 1,860 87.2% 1,131
15 Ward No - 15 2,149 85.7% 1,086
16 Ward No - 16 1,953 83.4% 1,160
17 Ward No - 17 2,098 86.1% 1,147
18 Ward No - 18 1,797 86% 1,097
19 Ward No - 19 1,575 86.5% 1,117
20 Ward No - 20 1,759 89.5% 1,180
21 Ward No - 21 1,962 89.4% 1,133
22 Ward No - 22 1,928 86.9% 1,078
23 Ward No - 23 2,153 87.3% 1,088
24 Ward No - 24 1,369 83.5% 1,126
25 Ward No - 25 1,991 84.8% 1,116
26 Ward No - 26 1,740 86% 1,117
27 Ward No - 27 1,790 82.5% 1,151
28 Ward No - 28 1,447 85.8% 1,097
29 Ward No - 29 1,856 78.7% 1,024
30 Ward No - 30 1,591 82% 1,048
31 Ward No - 31 1,530 84.6% 1,234
32 Ward No - 32 683 89.3% 1,108
33 Ward No - 33 1,851 89.2% 1,096
34 Ward No - 34 1,569 87.7% 1,092
35 Ward No - 35 2,177 88% 1,054
36 Ward No - 36 1,113 90.9% 1,120
37 Ward No - 37 2,375 85.3% 1,121
38 Ward No - 38 2,030 77% 1,141
39 Ward No - 39 1,361 74.9% 1,123
40 Ward No - 40 1,717 84.6% 1,173
41 Ward No - 41 1,435 82.4% 1,151
42 Ward No - 42 1,473 75.5% 1,126
43 Ward No - 43 1,827 79.1% 1,225
44 Ward No - 44 1,332 76.3% 1,141

Map of Vadakara, Kozhikode, Kerala


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