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

Eravattur is a Census Town city situated in Quilandy taluka of Kozhikode district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,126 families residing in the Eravattur city. The total population of Eravattur is 17,016 out of which 8,223 are males and 8,793 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Eravattur is 1,069.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Eravattur city is 1632 which is 10% of the total population. There are 802 male children and 830 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Eravattur is 1,035 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,069).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Eravattur is 94.6%. Thus Eravattur has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 97.44% and the female literacy rate is 91.9% in Eravattur.

Eravattur Census Town has total administration over 4,126 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.

Eravattur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,632 802 830
Literacy 94.6% 87.9% 83.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,396 1,206 1,190
Scheduled Tribe 51 24 27
Illiterate 2,467 992 1,475

Caste-wise Population - Eravattur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Eravattur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,396 1,206 1,190
Schedule Tribe 51 24 27

Religion-wise Population - Eravattur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Eravattur is 11,719 which is 68.87% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Eravattur is 5,013 which is 29.46% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Eravattur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 11,719 (68.87%) 5,747 5,972
Muslim 5,013 (29.46%) 2,348 2,665
Christian 257 (1.51%) 116 141
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 8 (0.05%) 3 5
No Religion Specified 17 (0.1%) 7 10

Literacy Rate - Eravattur

The total literacy rate of Eravattur was 94.57% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 14,549 literates, males were 7,231 while females were 7,318. Also the male literacy rate was 97.44% and the female literacy rate was 91.9% in Eravattur.

  Eravattur Kerala
Female 91.9% 92.07%
Male 97.44% 96.11%
Total 94.57% 94%

Sex Ratio - Eravattur

The Sex Ratio of Eravattur is 1,069. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,069 females in Eravattur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,035 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,069 ) of Eravattur.

Child Population - Eravattur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,632 children between age 0 to 6 years in Eravattur. Out of which 802 were male while 830 were female.

Working Population - Eravattur

In Eravattur Census Town out of total population, 6,288 were engaged in work activities. 64.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 35.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,288 workers engaged in Main Work, 133 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 329 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,052 3,429 623
Cultivators 133 127 6
Agriculture Labourer 329 266 63
Household Industries 103 49 54
Other Workers 3,487 2,987 500
Marginal Workers 2,236 1,059 1,177
Non Working 10,728 3,735 6,993

Eravattur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,016 85.5% 1,069

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