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

Mattannur is a Municipality city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. The Mattannur city is divided into 31 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 9,788 families residing in the Mattannur city. The total population of Mattannur is 47,078 out of which 22,658 are males and 24,420 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mattannur is 1,078.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mattannur city is 5416 which is 12% of the total population. There are 2749 male children and 2667 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mattannur is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,078).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mattannur is 94.8%. Thus Mattannur has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.63% and the female literacy rate is 92.22% in Mattannur.

Mattannur Municipality has total administration over 9,788 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Mattannur Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,416 2,749 2,667
Literacy 94.8% 85.8% 82.1%
Scheduled Caste 945 453 492
Scheduled Tribe 132 69 63
Illiterate 7,579 3,220 4,359

Caste-wise Population - Mattannur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Mattannur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 945 453 492
Schedule Tribe 132 69 63

Religion-wise Population - Mattannur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mattannur is 29,739 which is 63.17% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mattannur is 16,913 which is 35.93% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mattannur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 29,739 (63.17%) 14,468 15,271
Muslim 16,913 (35.93%) 7,977 8,936
Christian 283 (0.6%) 135 148
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 2 3
Buddhist 6 (0.01%) 4 2
Jain 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Other Religion 6 (0.01%) 3 3
No Religion Specified 121 (0.26%) 66 55

Literacy Rate - Mattannur

The total literacy rate of Mattannur was 94.81% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 39,499 literates, males were 19,438 while females were 20,061. Also the male literacy rate was 97.63% and the female literacy rate was 92.22% in Mattannur.

  Mattannur Kerala
Female 92.22% 92.07%
Male 97.63% 96.11%
Total 94.81% 94%

Sex Ratio - Mattannur

The Sex Ratio of Mattannur is 1,078. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,078 females in Mattannur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,078 ) of Mattannur.

Child Population - Mattannur

According to Census 2011, there were 5,416 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mattannur. Out of which 2,749 were male while 2,667 were female.

Working Population - Mattannur

In Mattannur Municipality out of total population, 17,303 were engaged in work activities. 81.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 17,303 workers engaged in Main Work, 425 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,139 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 14,111 10,834 3,277
Cultivators 425 343 82
Agriculture Labourer 2,139 1,184 955
Household Industries 212 152 60
Other Workers 11,335 9,155 2,180
Marginal Workers 3,192 1,684 1,508
Non Working 29,775 10,140 19,635

Mattannur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Mattannur is further divided into 31 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,321 81.1% 1,002
2 Ward No - 2 1,100 82.5% 978
3 Ward No - 3 1,400 79.9% 986
4 Ward No - 4 2,271 83.9% 1,051
5 Ward No - 5 1,895 81.1% 1,129
6 Ward No - 6 2,199 81.7% 1,061
7 Ward No - 7 1,205 81.4% 1,278
8 Ward No - 8 1,547 83.7% 1,060
9 Ward No - 9 1,539 81.1% 1,117
10 Ward No - 10 1,484 79.5% 1,055
11 Ward No - 11 1,478 85% 1,124
12 Ward No - 12 1,269 87.4% 1,087
13 Ward No - 13 1,167 87.7% 1,058
14 Ward No - 14 1,462 80.1% 1,062
15 Ward No - 15 1,236 85.9% 1,057
16 Ward No - 16 1,547 85.6% 1,093
17 Ward No - 17 1,608 84.8% 1,121
18 Ward No - 18 1,238 85.8% 1,116
19 Ward No - 19 1,246 83.1% 1,073
20 Ward No - 20 1,302 81.2% 1,028
21 Ward No - 21 1,259 86.3% 989
22 Ward No - 22 1,211 83.1% 1,095
23 Ward No - 23 1,317 86.4% 1,074
24 Ward No - 24 1,404 86.7% 1,080
25 Ward No - 25 1,712 87.6% 1,095
26 Ward No - 26 1,777 85% 1,128
27 Ward No - 27 2,330 84.4% 1,122
28 Ward No - 28 1,744 86.4% 1,064
29 Ward No - 29 1,646 87.7% 1,030
30 Ward No - 30 1,631 87.7% 1,041
31 Ward No - 31 1,533 77.6% 1,153

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