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Edappal Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Malappuram, Kerala - Census 2011

Edappal is a Census Town city situated in Ponnani taluka of Malappuram district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,684 families residing in the Edappal city. The total population of Edappal is 32,550 out of which 15,113 are males and 17,437 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edappal is 1,154.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edappal city is 4032 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2004 male children and 2028 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edappal is 1,012 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,154).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edappal is 95%. Thus Edappal has higher literacy rate compared to 93.6% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 96.62% and the female literacy rate is 93.64% in Edappal.

Edappal Census Town has total administration over 6,684 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.

Edappal Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,032 2,004 2,028
Literacy 95% 83.8% 82.7%
Scheduled Caste 3,821 1,848 1,973
Scheduled Tribe 61 30 31
Illiterate 5,455 2,447 3,008

Caste-wise Population - Edappal

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Edappal.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,821 1,848 1,973
Schedule Tribe 61 30 31

Religion-wise Population - Edappal

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Edappal is 18,716 which is 57.5% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Edappal is 13,603 which is 41.79% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Edappal as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 18,716 (57.5%) 8,828 9,888
Muslim 13,603 (41.79%) 6,174 7,429
Christian 161 (0.49%) 73 88
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 68 (0.21%) 37 31

Literacy Rate - Edappal

The total literacy rate of Edappal was 95.01% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 27,095 literates, males were 12,666 while females were 14,429. Also the male literacy rate was 96.62% and the female literacy rate was 93.64% in Edappal.

  Edappal Kerala
Female 93.64% 92.07%
Male 96.62% 96.11%
Total 95.01% 94%

Sex Ratio - Edappal

The Sex Ratio of Edappal is 1,154. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,154 females in Edappal. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,012 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,154 ) of Edappal.

Child Population - Edappal

According to Census 2011, there were 4,032 children between age 0 to 6 years in Edappal. Out of which 2,004 were male while 2,028 were female.

Working Population - Edappal

In Edappal Census Town out of total population, 9,131 were engaged in work activities. 79.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,131 workers engaged in Main Work, 232 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 349 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,229 5,973 1,256
Cultivators 232 218 14
Agriculture Labourer 349 251 98
Household Industries 119 96 23
Other Workers 6,529 5,408 1,121
Marginal Workers 1,902 1,319 583
Non Working 23,419 7,821 15,598

Edappal Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 32,550 83.2% 1,154

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