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Edacheri Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kozhikode, Kerala - Census 2011

Edacheri is a Census Town city situated in Vadakara taluka of Kozhikode district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,985 families residing in the Edacheri city. The total population of Edacheri is 26,819 out of which 12,368 are males and 14,451 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edacheri is 1,168.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edacheri city is 3069 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1531 male children and 1538 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edacheri is 1,005 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,168).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edacheri is 93.2%. Thus Edacheri has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 96.89% and the female literacy rate is 90.09% in Edacheri.

Edacheri Census Town has total administration over 5,985 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.

Edacheri Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,069 1,531 1,538
Literacy 93.2% 84.9% 80.5%
Scheduled Caste 541 267 274
Scheduled Tribe 55 21 34
Illiterate 4,686 1,868 2,818

Caste-wise Population - Edacheri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Edacheri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 541 267 274
Schedule Tribe 55 21 34

Religion-wise Population - Edacheri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Edacheri is 19,295 which is 71.95% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Edacheri is 7,438 which is 27.73% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Edacheri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 19,295 (71.95%) 9,137 10,158
Muslim 7,438 (27.73%) 3,178 4,260
Christian 30 (0.11%) 15 15
Sikh 2 (0.01%) 2 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 54 (0.2%) 36 18

Literacy Rate - Edacheri

The total literacy rate of Edacheri was 93.19% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 22,133 literates, males were 10,500 while females were 11,633. Also the male literacy rate was 96.89% and the female literacy rate was 90.09% in Edacheri.

  Edacheri Kerala
Female 90.09% 92.07%
Male 96.89% 96.11%
Total 93.19% 94%

Sex Ratio - Edacheri

The Sex Ratio of Edacheri is 1,168. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,168 females in Edacheri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,005 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,168 ) of Edacheri.

Child Population - Edacheri

According to Census 2011, there were 3,069 children between age 0 to 6 years in Edacheri. Out of which 1,531 were male while 1,538 were female.

Working Population - Edacheri

In Edacheri Census Town out of total population, 7,232 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,232 workers engaged in Main Work, 42 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 525 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,634 4,807 827
Cultivators 42 35 7
Agriculture Labourer 525 420 105
Household Industries 67 49 18
Other Workers 5,000 4,303 697
Marginal Workers 1,598 916 682
Non Working 19,587 6,645 12,942

Edacheri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 26,819 82.5% 1,168

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