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Ala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thrissur, Kerala - Census 2011

Ala is a Census Town city situated in Kodungallur taluka of Thrissur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,581 families residing in the Ala city. The total population of Ala is 10,493 out of which 4,962 are males and 5,531 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ala is 1,115.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ala city is 1076 which is 10% of the total population. There are 559 male children and 517 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ala is 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,115).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ala is 94.7%. Thus Ala has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 97.23% and the female literacy rate is 92.4% in Ala.

Ala Census Town has total administration over 2,581 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Ala Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ala Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 1,076 559 517
Literacy 94.7% 86.3% 83.8%
Scheduled Caste 1,429 702 727
Scheduled Tribe 8 3 5
Illiterate 1,579 681 898

Caste-wise Population - Ala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Ala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,429 702 727
Schedule Tribe 8 3 5

Religion-wise Population - Ala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ala is 6,666 which is 63.53% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ala is 3,642 which is 34.71% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Ala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,666 (63.53%) 3,224 3,442
Muslim 3,642 (34.71%) 1,653 1,989
Christian 178 (1.7%) 83 95
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 6 (0.06%) 1 5

Literacy Rate - Ala

The total literacy rate of Ala was 94.66% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 8,914 literates, males were 4,281 while females were 4,633. Also the male literacy rate was 97.23% and the female literacy rate was 92.4% in Ala.

  Ala Kerala
Female 92.4% 92.07%
Male 97.23% 96.11%
Total 94.66% 94%

Sex Ratio - Ala

The Sex Ratio of Ala is 1,115. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,115 females in Ala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 925 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,115 ) of Ala.

Child Population - Ala

According to Census 2011, there were 1,076 children between age 0 to 6 years in Ala. Out of which 559 were male while 517 were female.

Working Population - Ala

In Ala Census Town out of total population, 3,637 were engaged in work activities. 79.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,637 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 37 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,905 2,358 547
Cultivators 22 20 2
Agriculture Labourer 37 23 14
Household Industries 51 38 13
Other Workers 2,795 2,277 518
Marginal Workers 732 320 412
Non Working 6,856 2,284 4,572

Ala Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ala is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,493 85% 1,115

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