Kozhenchery Taluka Population, Caste, Religion Data - Pathanamthitta district, Kerala

Kozhenchery Taluka of Pathanamthitta district has total population of 338,560 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 157,756 are males while 180,804 are females. In 2011 there were total 92,825 families residing in Kozhenchery Taluka. The Average Sex Ratio of Kozhenchery Taluka is 1,146.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 14.6% people lives in Urban areas while 85.4% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 96.4% while that in the rural areas is 96.4%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Kozhenchery Taluka is 1,124% while that of Rural areas is 1,150.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kozhenchery Taluka is 27105 which is 8% of the total population. There are 13807 male children and 13298 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kozhenchery Taluka is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,146 ) of Kozhenchery Taluka.

The total literacy rate of Kozhenchery Taluka is 96.43%. The male literacy rate is 88.84% and the female literacy rate is 88.6% in Kozhenchery Taluka.

Population
338,560
Families
92,825
Literacy
96.43%
Sex Ratio
1,146

To facilitate the administration, Kozhenchery Taluka is further divided into 2 towns and 20 villages.

Kozhenchery Taluka Data

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

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 27,105 13,807 13,298
Literacy 96.43% 88.84% 88.6%
Scheduled Caste 49,604 23,718 25,886
Scheduled Tribe 1,266 618 648
Illiterate 38,215 17,610 20,605

Caste-wise Population - Kozhenchery Taluka

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Kozhenchery Taluka of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 49,604 23,718 25,886
Schedule Tribe 1,266 618 648

Religion-wise Population - Kozhenchery Taluka

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 206,545 (61.01%) 96,256 110,289
Muslim 16,770 (4.95%) 7,979 8,791
Christian 113,864 (33.63%) 52,845 61,019
Sikh 51 (0.02%) 29 22
Buddhist 35 (0.01%) 19 16
Jain 16 (0%) 9 7
Other Religion 73 (0.02%) 48 25
No Religion Specified 1,206 (0.36%) 571 635

Literacy Rate - Kozhenchery Taluka

Average literacy rate of Kozhenchery Taluka in 2011 were 96.43% in which, male and female literacy were 97.36% and 95.64% respectively. Total literate in Kozhenchery Taluka were 300,345 of which male and female were 140,146 and 160,199 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Kozhenchery Taluka

The Sex Ratio of Kozhenchery Taluka is 1,146 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 1,146 females in Kozhenchery Taluka. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,146 ) of Kozhenchery Taluka.

Child Population - Kozhenchery Taluka

According to Census 2011, there were 27,105 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kozhenchery Taluka. Out of which 27,105 were male while 27,105 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Kozhenchery Taluka

As per Census 2011, there are total 13,206 families under Kozhenchery Taluka living in urban areas while 13,206 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 14.6% of total population of Kozhenchery Taluka lives in Urban areas while 85.4% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 4,287 while that in rural region is 22,818.

Total Urban Rural
Population 338,560 49,559 289,001
Children (0 - 6 years) 27,105 4,287 22,818
Schedule Caste 49,604 4,512 45,092
Schedule Tribe 1,266 170 1,096
Literacy 96.43% 96.44% 96.43%
Sex Ratio 1,146 1,124 1,150

Working Population - Kozhenchery Taluka

In Kozhenchery Taluka out of total population, 111,221 were engaged in work activities. 73.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 111,221 workers engaged in Main Work, 9,114 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 10,290 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 81,860 61,910 19,950
Cultivators 9,114 8,316 798
Agriculture Labourer 10,290 8,640 1,650
Household Industries 1,994 1,526 468
Other Workers 60,462 43,428 17,034
Marginal Workers 29,361 17,050 12,311
Non Working 227,339 78,796 148,543

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