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

Malappuram is a Municipality + Outgrowth city situated in Ernad taluka of Malappuram district. The Malappuram city is divided into 38 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19,785 families residing in the Malappuram city. The total population of Malappuram is 101,386 out of which 48,957 are males and 52,429 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Malappuram is 1,071.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Malappuram city is 14629 which is 14% of the total population. There are 7452 male children and 7177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Malappuram is 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,071).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Malappuram is 96.3%. Thus Malappuram has higher literacy rate compared to 93.6% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 97.52% and the female literacy rate is 95.13% in Malappuram.

Malappuram Municipality + Outgrowth has total administration over 19,785 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality + Outgrowth limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Malappuram Municipality + Outgrowth

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Malappuram Municipality + Outgrowth.

Total Male Female
Children 14,629 7,452 7,177
Literacy 96.3% 82.7% 82.1%
Scheduled Caste 5,323 2,611 2,712
Scheduled Tribe 77 44 33
Illiterate 17,862 8,480 9,382

Caste-wise Population - Malappuram

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Malappuram.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,323 2,611 2,712
Schedule Tribe 77 44 33

Religion-wise Population - Malappuram

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Malappuram is 23,797 which is 23.47% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Malappuram is 75,869 which is 74.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Malappuram as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 23,797 (23.47%) 11,664 12,133
Muslim 75,869 (74.83%) 36,432 39,437
Christian 1,457 (1.44%) 709 748
Sikh 1 (0%) 0 1
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 2 4
Jain 3 (0%) 2 1
Other Religion 25 (0.02%) 14 11
No Religion Specified 228 (0.22%) 134 94

Literacy Rate - Malappuram

The total literacy rate of Malappuram was 96.27% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 83,524 literates, males were 40,477 while females were 43,047. Also the male literacy rate was 97.52% and the female literacy rate was 95.13% in Malappuram.

  Malappuram Kerala
Female 95.13% 92.07%
Male 97.52% 96.11%
Total 96.27% 94%

Sex Ratio - Malappuram

The Sex Ratio of Malappuram is 1,071. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,071 females in Malappuram. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 963 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,071 ) of Malappuram.

Child Population - Malappuram

According to Census 2011, there were 14,629 children between age 0 to 6 years in Malappuram. Out of which 7,452 were male while 7,177 were female.

Working Population - Malappuram

In Malappuram Municipality + Outgrowth out of total population, 25,479 were engaged in work activities. 88.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 25,479 workers engaged in Main Work, 703 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,783 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 22,442 19,732 2,710
Cultivators 703 686 17
Agriculture Labourer 1,783 1,700 83
Household Industries 216 169 47
Other Workers 19,740 17,177 2,563
Marginal Workers 3,037 2,209 828
Non Working 75,907 27,016 48,891

Malappuram Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Malappuram is further divided into 38 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 3,038 82.2% 1,017
2 Ward No - 2 2,235 78.8% 1,123
3 Ward No - 3 2,162 79% 1,013
4 Ward No - 4 2,693 80.8% 1,034
5 Ward No - 5 1,743 83.8% 1,085
6 Ward No - 6 2,044 83.2% 1,090
7 Ward No - 7 1,421 84% 979
8 Ward No - 8 1,690 86.5% 1,046
9 Ward No - 9 1,271 88.4% 1,143
10 Ward No - 10 961 91.4% 1,117
11 Ward No - 11 1,855 88.1% 1,087
12 Ward No - 12 1,759 81.6% 1,069
13 Ward No - 13 1,479 83.6% 1,032
14 Ward No - 14 730 83.6% 1,212
15 Ward No - 15 1,455 83.4% 1,018
16 Ward No - 16 1,295 89.7% 1,089
17 Ward No - 17 1,886 83.8% 1,066
18 Ward No - 18 2,255 86.4% 1,054
19 Ward No - 19 1,145 85.7% 1,056
20 Ward No - 20 1,963 85.8% 1,106
21 Ward No - 21 1,495 84.5% 1,109
22 Ward No - 22 927 82.2% 1,267
23 Ward No - 23 2,373 82.5% 1,091
24 Ward No - 24 2,101 83.3% 1,109
25 Ward No - 25 2,157 79.1% 1,100
26 Ward No - 26 2,811 80.4% 1,040
27 Ward No - 27 1,905 81% 1,059
28 Ward No - 28 1,870 80.9% 1,006
29 Ward No - 29 1,954 83.3% 986
30 Ward No - 30 1,782 81.3% 998
31 Ward No - 31 1,760 81.1% 1,157
32 Ward No - 32 2,547 80.7% 1,142
33 Ward No - 33 1,688 81.8% 1,123
34 Ward No - 34 1,772 80.8% 1,087
35 Ward No - 35 1,579 79.1% 1,160
36 Ward No - 36 2,039 82.8% 962
37 Ward No - 37 2,287 80.4% 958
38 Ward No - 38 33,259 81.7% 1,081

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