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

Aroor is a Census Town city situated in Cherthala taluka of Alappuzha district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,449 families residing in the Aroor city. The total population of Aroor is 39,214 out of which 19,431 are males and 19,783 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Aroor is 1,018.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Aroor city is 3617 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1876 male children and 1741 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Aroor is 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,018).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Aroor is 95.8%. Thus Aroor has higher literacy rate compared to 95.7% of Alappuzha district. The male literacy rate is 97.99% and the female literacy rate is 93.68% in Aroor.

Aroor Census Town has total administration over 9,449 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.

Aroor Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,617 1,876 1,741
Literacy 95.8% 88.5% 85.4%
Scheduled Caste 4,378 2,156 2,222
Scheduled Tribe 184 94 90
Illiterate 5,110 2,228 2,882

Caste-wise Population - Aroor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Aroor.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 4,378 2,156 2,222
Schedule Tribe 184 94 90

Religion-wise Population - Aroor

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Aroor is 23,062 which is 58.81% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Aroor is 5,608 which is 14.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Aroor as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,062 (58.81%) 11,344 11,718
Muslim 5,608 (14.3%) 2,846 2,762
Christian 10,490 (26.75%) 5,210 5,280
Sikh 3 (0.01%) 2 1
Buddhist 5 (0.01%) 5 0
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 7 (0.02%) 3 4
No Religion Specified 38 (0.1%) 20 18

Literacy Rate - Aroor

The total literacy rate of Aroor was 95.81% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 34,104 literates, males were 17,203 while females were 16,901. Also the male literacy rate was 97.99% and the female literacy rate was 93.68% in Aroor.

  Aroor Kerala
Female 93.68% 92.07%
Male 97.99% 96.11%
Total 95.81% 94%

Sex Ratio - Aroor

The Sex Ratio of Aroor is 1,018. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,018 females in Aroor. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 928 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,018 ) of Aroor.

Child Population - Aroor

According to Census 2011, there were 3,617 children between age 0 to 6 years in Aroor. Out of which 1,876 were male while 1,741 were female.

Working Population - Aroor

In Aroor Census Town out of total population, 16,337 were engaged in work activities. 82.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 16,337 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 77 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 13,445 10,203 3,242
Cultivators 34 31 3
Agriculture Labourer 77 67 10
Household Industries 324 234 90
Other Workers 13,010 9,871 3,139
Marginal Workers 2,892 1,140 1,752
Non Working 22,877 8,088 14,789

Aroor Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 39,214 87% 1,018

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