Chavakkad Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Thrissur district, Kerala
Chavakkad Taluka of Thrissur district has total population of 470,898 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 215,864 are males while 255,034 are females. In 2011 there were total 108,151 families residing in Chavakkad Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Chavakkad Taluka is 1,181.
As per Census 2011 out of total population, 73.7% people lives in Urban areas while 26.3% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 95.3% while that in the rural areas is 94.5%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Chavakkad Taluka is 1,180% while that of Rural areas is 1,186.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chavakkad Taluka is 52537 which is 11% of the total population. There are 27227 male children and 25310 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chavakkad Taluka is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,181 ) of Chavakkad Taluka.
The total literacy rate of Chavakkad Taluka is 95.06%. The male literacy rate is 84.44% and the female literacy rate is 84.46% in Chavakkad Taluka.
To facilitate the administration, Chavakkad Taluka is further divided into 22 towns and 7 villages.
Chavakkad Taluka Data
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chavakkad Taluka.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Children (Age 0-6) | 52,537 | 27,227 | 25,310 |
Literacy | 95.06% | 84.44% | 84.46% |
Scheduled Caste | 23,016 | 11,106 | 11,910 |
Scheduled Tribe | 670 | 307 | 363 |
Illiterate | 73,222 | 33,579 | 39,643 |
Caste-wise Population - Chavakkad Taluka
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Chavakkad Taluka of .
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Schedule Caste | 23,016 | 11,106 | 11,910 |
Schedule Tribe | 670 | 307 | 363 |
Religion-wise Population - Chavakkad Taluka
Religion | Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hindu | 245,476 | (52.13%) | 114,687 | 130,789 |
Muslim | 183,967 | (39.07%) | 81,267 | 102,700 |
Christian | 40,520 | (8.6%) | 19,366 | 21,154 |
Sikh | 23 | (0%) | 13 | 10 |
Buddhist | 32 | (0.01%) | 16 | 16 |
Jain | 6 | (0%) | 1 | 5 |
Other Religion | 45 | (0.01%) | 23 | 22 |
No Religion Specified | 829 | (0.18%) | 491 | 338 |
Literacy Rate - Chavakkad Taluka
Average literacy rate of Chavakkad Taluka in 2011 were 95.06% in which, male and female literacy were 96.63% and 93.76% respectively. Total literate in Chavakkad Taluka were 397,676 of which male and female were 182,285 and 215,391 respectively.
Sex Ratio - Chavakkad Taluka
The Sex Ratio of Chavakkad Taluka is 1,181 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,181 females in Chavakkad Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,181 ) of Chavakkad Taluka.
Child Population - Chavakkad Taluka
According to Census 2011, there were 52,537 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chavakkad Taluka. Out of which 52,537 were male while 52,537 were female.
Urban/Rural Population - Chavakkad Taluka
As per Census 2011, there are total 78,589 families under Chavakkad Taluka living in urban areas while 78,589 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 73.7% of total population of Chavakkad Taluka lives in Urban areas while 26.3% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 39,582 while that in rural region is 12,955.
Total | Urban | Rural | |
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Population | 470,898 | 346,922 | 123,976 |
Children (0 - 6 years) | 52,537 | 39,582 | 12,955 |
Schedule Caste | 23,016 | 17,092 | 5,924 |
Schedule Tribe | 670 | 488 | 182 |
Literacy | 95.06% | 95.27% | 94.45% |
Sex Ratio | 1,181 | 1,180 | 1,186 |
Working Population - Chavakkad Taluka
In Chavakkad Taluka out of total population, 135,188 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 135,188 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,681 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 3,584 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 115,885 | 91,958 | 23,927 |
Cultivators | 1,681 | 1,485 | 196 |
Agriculture Labourer | 3,584 | 2,632 | 952 |
Household Industries | 2,475 | 1,677 | 798 |
Other Workers | 108,145 | 86,164 | 21,981 |
Marginal Workers | 19,303 | 10,195 | 9,108 |
Non Working | 335,710 | 113,711 | 221,999 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Chavakkad, Kerala - Wikipedia