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

Mokeri is a Census Town city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,292 families residing in the Mokeri city. The total population of Mokeri is 19,684 out of which 9,039 are males and 10,645 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Mokeri is 1,178.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Mokeri city is 2169 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1090 male children and 1079 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Mokeri is 990 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,178).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Mokeri is 96%. Thus Mokeri has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.72% and the female literacy rate is 94.47% in Mokeri.

Mokeri Census Town has total administration over 4,292 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.

Mokeri Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,169 1,090 1,079
Literacy 96% 85.9% 84.9%
Scheduled Caste 197 103 94
Scheduled Tribe 21 10 11
Illiterate 2,879 1,271 1,608

Caste-wise Population - Mokeri

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Mokeri.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 197 103 94
Schedule Tribe 21 10 11

Religion-wise Population - Mokeri

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Mokeri is 14,046 which is 71.36% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Mokeri is 5,578 which is 28.34% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Mokeri as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,046 (71.36%) 6,627 7,419
Muslim 5,578 (28.34%) 2,383 3,195
Christian 27 (0.14%) 15 12
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 1 (0.01%) 0 1
Jain 3 (0.02%) 3 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 29 (0.15%) 11 18

Literacy Rate - Mokeri

The total literacy rate of Mokeri was 95.95% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 16,805 literates, males were 7,768 while females were 9,037. Also the male literacy rate was 97.72% and the female literacy rate was 94.47% in Mokeri.

  Mokeri Kerala
Female 94.47% 92.07%
Male 97.72% 96.11%
Total 95.95% 94%

Sex Ratio - Mokeri

The Sex Ratio of Mokeri is 1,178. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,178 females in Mokeri. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 990 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,178 ) of Mokeri.

Child Population - Mokeri

According to Census 2011, there were 2,169 children between age 0 to 6 years in Mokeri. Out of which 1,090 were male while 1,079 were female.

Working Population - Mokeri

In Mokeri Census Town out of total population, 5,979 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 5,979 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 358 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,160 4,198 962
Cultivators 88 76 12
Agriculture Labourer 358 260 98
Household Industries 57 49 8
Other Workers 4,657 3,813 844
Marginal Workers 819 457 362
Non Working 13,705 4,384 9,321

Mokeri Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 19,684 85.4% 1,178

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