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Arookutty Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Alappuzha, Kerala - Census 2011

Arookutty is a Census Town city situated in Cherthala taluka of Alappuzha district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,414 families residing in the Arookutty city. The total population of Arookutty is 19,411 out of which 9,650 are males and 9,761 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Arookutty is 1,012.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Arookutty city is 2119 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1089 male children and 1030 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Arookutty is 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Arookutty is 93.3%. Thus Arookutty has lower literacy rate compared to 95.7% of Alappuzha district. The male literacy rate is 96.89% and the female literacy rate is 89.76% in Arookutty.

Arookutty Census Town has total administration over 4,414 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.

Arookutty Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,119 1,089 1,030
Literacy 93.3% 86% 80.3%
Scheduled Caste 1,665 823 842
Scheduled Tribe 48 29 19
Illiterate 3,279 1,355 1,924

Caste-wise Population - Arookutty

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Arookutty.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,665 823 842
Schedule Tribe 48 29 19

Religion-wise Population - Arookutty

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Arookutty is 9,941 which is 51.21% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Arookutty is 8,649 which is 44.56% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Arookutty as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 9,941 (51.21%) 4,978 4,963
Muslim 8,649 (44.56%) 4,267 4,382
Christian 801 (4.13%) 395 406
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 19 (0.1%) 10 9

Literacy Rate - Arookutty

The total literacy rate of Arookutty was 93.29% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 16,132 literates, males were 8,295 while females were 7,837. Also the male literacy rate was 96.89% and the female literacy rate was 89.76% in Arookutty.

  Arookutty Kerala
Female 89.76% 92.07%
Male 96.89% 96.11%
Total 93.29% 94%

Sex Ratio - Arookutty

The Sex Ratio of Arookutty is 1,012. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,012 females in Arookutty. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 946 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,012 ) of Arookutty.

Child Population - Arookutty

According to Census 2011, there were 2,119 children between age 0 to 6 years in Arookutty. Out of which 1,089 were male while 1,030 were female.

Working Population - Arookutty

In Arookutty Census Town out of total population, 7,589 were engaged in work activities. 80.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,589 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 86 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,115 4,819 1,296
Cultivators 21 20 1
Agriculture Labourer 86 71 15
Household Industries 168 131 37
Other Workers 5,840 4,597 1,243
Marginal Workers 1,474 694 780
Non Working 11,822 4,137 7,685

Arookutty Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,411 83.1% 1,012

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