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Chala Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

Chala is a Census Town city situated in Kannur taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,486 families residing in the Chala city. The total population of Chala is 17,088 out of which 7,698 are males and 9,390 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chala is 1,220.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chala city is 1904 which is 11% of the total population. There are 952 male children and 952 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chala is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,220).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chala is 96.7%. Thus Chala has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.84% and the female literacy rate is 95.83% in Chala.

Chala Census Town has total administration over 3,486 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.

Chala Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,904 952 952
Literacy 96.7% 85.7% 86.1%
Scheduled Caste 254 122 132
Scheduled Tribe 27 13 14
Illiterate 2,402 1,098 1,304

Caste-wise Population - Chala

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Chala.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 254 122 132
Schedule Tribe 27 13 14

Religion-wise Population - Chala

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Chala is 10,281 which is 60.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Chala is 6,728 which is 39.37% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Chala as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,281 (60.17%) 4,736 5,545
Muslim 6,728 (39.37%) 2,920 3,808
Christian 47 (0.28%) 24 23
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Other Religion 7 (0.04%) 4 3
No Religion Specified 22 (0.13%) 13 9

Literacy Rate - Chala

The total literacy rate of Chala was 96.72% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 14,686 literates, males were 6,600 while females were 8,086. Also the male literacy rate was 97.84% and the female literacy rate was 95.83% in Chala.

  Chala Kerala
Female 95.83% 92.07%
Male 97.84% 96.11%
Total 96.72% 94%

Sex Ratio - Chala

The Sex Ratio of Chala is 1,220. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,220 females in Chala. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,220 ) of Chala.

Child Population - Chala

According to Census 2011, there were 1,904 children between age 0 to 6 years in Chala. Out of which 952 were male while 952 were female.

Working Population - Chala

In Chala Census Town out of total population, 4,650 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,650 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 94 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,197 3,378 819
Cultivators 14 9 5
Agriculture Labourer 94 73 21
Household Industries 70 40 30
Other Workers 4,019 3,256 763
Marginal Workers 453 227 226
Non Working 12,438 4,093 8,345

Chala Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,088 85.9% 1,220

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