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

Kanhirode is a Census Town city situated in Kannur taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,145 families residing in the Kanhirode city. The total population of Kanhirode is 15,353 out of which 7,099 are males and 8,254 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kanhirode is 1,163.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kanhirode city is 1786 which is 12% of the total population. There are 923 male children and 863 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kanhirode is 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,163).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kanhirode is 95.9%. Thus Kanhirode has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 98.19% and the female literacy rate is 93.98% in Kanhirode.

Kanhirode Census Town has total administration over 3,145 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.

Kanhirode Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,786 923 863
Literacy 95.9% 85.4% 84.2%
Scheduled Caste 160 77 83
Scheduled Tribe 38 21 17
Illiterate 2,343 1,035 1,308

Caste-wise Population - Kanhirode

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Kanhirode.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 160 77 83
Schedule Tribe 38 21 17

Religion-wise Population - Kanhirode

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kanhirode is 8,917 which is 58.08% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kanhirode is 6,318 which is 41.15% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kanhirode as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,917 (58.08%) 4,186 4,731
Muslim 6,318 (41.15%) 2,851 3,467
Christian 51 (0.33%) 25 26
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 23 (0.15%) 18 5
No Religion Specified 44 (0.29%) 19 25

Literacy Rate - Kanhirode

The total literacy rate of Kanhirode was 95.89% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 13,010 literates, males were 6,064 while females were 6,946. Also the male literacy rate was 98.19% and the female literacy rate was 93.98% in Kanhirode.

  Kanhirode Kerala
Female 93.98% 92.07%
Male 98.19% 96.11%
Total 95.89% 94%

Sex Ratio - Kanhirode

The Sex Ratio of Kanhirode is 1,163. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,163 females in Kanhirode. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 935 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,163 ) of Kanhirode.

Child Population - Kanhirode

According to Census 2011, there were 1,786 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kanhirode. Out of which 923 were male while 863 were female.

Working Population - Kanhirode

In Kanhirode Census Town out of total population, 4,772 were engaged in work activities. 87.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,772 workers engaged in Main Work, 47 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 222 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,173 3,169 1,004
Cultivators 47 37 10
Agriculture Labourer 222 135 87
Household Industries 216 157 59
Other Workers 3,688 2,840 848
Marginal Workers 599 244 355
Non Working 10,581 3,686 6,895

Kanhirode Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 15,353 84.7% 1,163

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