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Meenad Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kollam, Kerala - Census 2011

Meenad is a Census Town city situated in Kollam taluka of Kollam district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,673 families residing in the Meenad city. The total population of Meenad is 29,716 out of which 13,785 are males and 15,931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Meenad is 1,156.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Meenad city is 2900 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1479 male children and 1421 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Meenad is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,156).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Meenad is 94.8%. Thus Meenad has higher literacy rate compared to 94.1% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 96.47% and the female literacy rate is 93.38% in Meenad.

Meenad Census Town has total administration over 7,673 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.

Meenad Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,900 1,479 1,421
Literacy 94.8% 86.1% 85.1%
Scheduled Caste 3,601 1,718 1,883
Scheduled Tribe 77 29 48
Illiterate 4,295 1,914 2,381

Caste-wise Population - Meenad

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Meenad.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,601 1,718 1,883
Schedule Tribe 77 29 48

Religion-wise Population - Meenad

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Meenad is 21,745 which is 73.18% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Meenad is 3,906 which is 13.14% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Meenad as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 21,745 (73.18%) 10,172 11,573
Muslim 3,906 (13.14%) 1,760 2,146
Christian 4,005 (13.48%) 1,818 2,187
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 10 (0.03%) 7 3
No Religion Specified 49 (0.16%) 28 21

Literacy Rate - Meenad

The total literacy rate of Meenad was 94.8% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 25,421 literates, males were 11,871 while females were 13,550. Also the male literacy rate was 96.47% and the female literacy rate was 93.38% in Meenad.

  Meenad Kerala
Female 93.38% 92.07%
Male 96.47% 96.11%
Total 94.8% 94%

Sex Ratio - Meenad

The Sex Ratio of Meenad is 1,156. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,156 females in Meenad. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,156 ) of Meenad.

Child Population - Meenad

According to Census 2011, there were 2,900 children between age 0 to 6 years in Meenad. Out of which 1,479 were male while 1,421 were female.

Working Population - Meenad

In Meenad Census Town out of total population, 10,013 were engaged in work activities. 78.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,013 workers engaged in Main Work, 327 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 439 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,833 5,568 2,265
Cultivators 327 302 25
Agriculture Labourer 439 383 56
Household Industries 133 99 34
Other Workers 6,934 4,784 2,150
Marginal Workers 2,180 1,161 1,019
Non Working 19,703 7,056 12,647

Meenad Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 29,716 85.5% 1,156

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