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Kattur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Thrissur, Kerala - Census 2011

Kattur is a Census Town city situated in Mukundapuram taluka of Thrissur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,480 families residing in the Kattur city. The total population of Kattur is 18,017 out of which 8,315 are males and 9,702 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kattur is 1,167.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kattur city is 1757 which is 10% of the total population. There are 891 male children and 866 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kattur is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,167).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kattur is 95.8%. Thus Kattur has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 97.58% and the female literacy rate is 94.22% in Kattur.

Kattur Census Town has total administration over 4,480 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.

Kattur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,757 891 866
Literacy 95.8% 87.1% 85.8%
Scheduled Caste 2,675 1,289 1,386
Scheduled Tribe 22 9 13
Illiterate 2,448 1,071 1,377

Caste-wise Population - Kattur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Kattur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,675 1,289 1,386
Schedule Tribe 22 9 13

Religion-wise Population - Kattur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kattur is 10,214 which is 56.69% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kattur is 4,022 which is 22.32% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kattur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 10,214 (56.69%) 4,812 5,402
Muslim 4,022 (22.32%) 1,735 2,287
Christian 3,743 (20.77%) 1,748 1,995
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 1 3
Buddhist 3 (0.02%) 1 2
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 30 (0.17%) 17 13

Literacy Rate - Kattur

The total literacy rate of Kattur was 95.75% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 15,569 literates, males were 7,244 while females were 8,325. Also the male literacy rate was 97.58% and the female literacy rate was 94.22% in Kattur.

  Kattur Kerala
Female 94.22% 92.07%
Male 97.58% 96.11%
Total 95.75% 94%

Sex Ratio - Kattur

The Sex Ratio of Kattur is 1,167. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,167 females in Kattur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,167 ) of Kattur.

Child Population - Kattur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,757 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kattur. Out of which 891 were male while 866 were female.

Working Population - Kattur

In Kattur Census Town out of total population, 6,019 were engaged in work activities. 86.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,019 workers engaged in Main Work, 103 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 179 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,194 3,921 1,273
Cultivators 103 86 17
Agriculture Labourer 179 122 57
Household Industries 105 75 30
Other Workers 4,807 3,638 1,169
Marginal Workers 825 380 445
Non Working 11,998 4,014 7,984

Kattur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 18,017 86.4% 1,167

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