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

Manalur is a Census Town city situated in Thrissur taluka of Thrissur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,316 families residing in the Manalur city. The total population of Manalur is 17,757 out of which 8,442 are males and 9,315 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Manalur is 1,103.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Manalur city is 1621 which is 9% of the total population. There are 807 male children and 814 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Manalur is 1,009 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,103).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Manalur is 96.7%. Thus Manalur has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 97.97% and the female literacy rate is 95.52% in Manalur.

Manalur Census Town has total administration over 4,316 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.

Manalur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,621 807 814
Literacy 96.7% 88.6% 87.2%
Scheduled Caste 2,359 1,129 1,230
Scheduled Tribe 6 2 4
Illiterate 2,157 962 1,195

Caste-wise Population - Manalur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Manalur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,359 1,129 1,230
Schedule Tribe 6 2 4

Religion-wise Population - Manalur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Manalur is 12,797 which is 72.07% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Manalur is 89 which is 0.5% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Manalur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,797 (72.07%) 6,095 6,702
Muslim 89 (0.5%) 39 50
Christian 4,844 (27.28%) 2,294 2,550
Sikh 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 3 (0.02%) 3 0
No Religion Specified 23 (0.13%) 10 13

Literacy Rate - Manalur

The total literacy rate of Manalur was 96.68% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 15,600 literates, males were 7,480 while females were 8,120. Also the male literacy rate was 97.97% and the female literacy rate was 95.52% in Manalur.

  Manalur Kerala
Female 95.52% 92.07%
Male 97.97% 96.11%
Total 96.68% 94%

Sex Ratio - Manalur

The Sex Ratio of Manalur is 1,103. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,103 females in Manalur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,009 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,103 ) of Manalur.

Child Population - Manalur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,621 children between age 0 to 6 years in Manalur. Out of which 807 were male while 814 were female.

Working Population - Manalur

In Manalur Census Town out of total population, 6,621 were engaged in work activities. 83.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,621 workers engaged in Main Work, 129 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 188 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,554 4,163 1,391
Cultivators 129 109 20
Agriculture Labourer 188 101 87
Household Industries 151 94 57
Other Workers 5,086 3,859 1,227
Marginal Workers 1,067 471 596
Non Working 11,136 3,808 7,328

Manalur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,757 87.9% 1,103

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