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Alathur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Palakkad, Kerala - Census 2011

Alathur is a Census Town city situated in Alathur taluka of Palakkad district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,096 families residing in the Alathur city. The total population of Alathur is 26,720 out of which 12,808 are males and 13,912 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Alathur is 1,086.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Alathur city is 2940 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1523 male children and 1417 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Alathur is 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,086).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Alathur is 90%. Thus Alathur has higher literacy rate compared to 89.3% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 95.14% and the female literacy rate is 85.27% in Alathur.

Alathur Census Town has total administration over 6,096 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.

Alathur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,940 1,523 1,417
Literacy 90% 83.8% 76.6%
Scheduled Caste 3,045 1,483 1,562
Scheduled Tribe 23 11 12
Illiterate 5,329 2,072 3,257

Caste-wise Population - Alathur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Alathur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,045 1,483 1,562
Schedule Tribe 23 11 12

Religion-wise Population - Alathur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Alathur is 16,508 which is 61.78% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Alathur is 9,612 which is 35.97% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Alathur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 16,508 (61.78%) 7,872 8,636
Muslim 9,612 (35.97%) 4,633 4,979
Christian 541 (2.02%) 267 274
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 58 (0.22%) 35 23

Literacy Rate - Alathur

The total literacy rate of Alathur was 89.95% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 21,391 literates, males were 10,736 while females were 10,655. Also the male literacy rate was 95.14% and the female literacy rate was 85.27% in Alathur.

  Alathur Kerala
Female 85.27% 92.07%
Male 95.14% 96.11%
Total 89.95% 94%

Sex Ratio - Alathur

The Sex Ratio of Alathur is 1,086. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,086 females in Alathur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 930 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,086 ) of Alathur.

Child Population - Alathur

According to Census 2011, there were 2,940 children between age 0 to 6 years in Alathur. Out of which 1,523 were male while 1,417 were female.

Working Population - Alathur

In Alathur Census Town out of total population, 9,838 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,838 workers engaged in Main Work, 283 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,440 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 8,369 6,191 2,178
Cultivators 283 207 76
Agriculture Labourer 1,440 633 807
Household Industries 229 187 42
Other Workers 6,417 5,164 1,253
Marginal Workers 1,469 813 656
Non Working 16,882 5,804 11,078

Alathur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 26,720 80.1% 1,086

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