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New Mahe Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

New Mahe is a Census Town city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,144 families residing in the New Mahe city. The total population of New Mahe is 10,986 out of which 4,861 are males and 6,125 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of New Mahe is 1,260.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in New Mahe city is 1287 which is 12% of the total population. There are 669 male children and 618 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of New Mahe is 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,260).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of New Mahe is 97.3%. Thus New Mahe has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.66% and the female literacy rate is 97.06% in New Mahe.

New Mahe Census Town has total administration over 2,144 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.

New Mahe Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,287 669 618
Literacy 97.3% 84.2% 87.3%
Scheduled Caste 84 34 50
Scheduled Tribe 33 21 12
Illiterate 1,547 767 780

Caste-wise Population - New Mahe

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in New Mahe.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 84 34 50
Schedule Tribe 33 21 12

Religion-wise Population - New Mahe

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in New Mahe is 4,823 which is 43.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in New Mahe is 6,023 which is 54.82% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of New Mahe as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 4,823 (43.9%) 2,199 2,624
Muslim 6,023 (54.82%) 2,597 3,426
Christian 128 (1.17%) 59 69
Sikh 4 (0.04%) 4 0
Buddhist 2 (0.02%) 0 2
Jain 3 (0.03%) 0 3
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.03%) 2 1

Literacy Rate - New Mahe

The total literacy rate of New Mahe was 97.32% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 9,439 literates, males were 4,094 while females were 5,345. Also the male literacy rate was 97.66% and the female literacy rate was 97.06% in New Mahe.

  New Mahe Kerala
Female 97.06% 92.07%
Male 97.66% 96.11%
Total 97.32% 94%

Sex Ratio - New Mahe

The Sex Ratio of New Mahe is 1,260. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,260 females in New Mahe. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 924 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,260 ) of New Mahe.

Child Population - New Mahe

According to Census 2011, there were 1,287 children between age 0 to 6 years in New Mahe. Out of which 669 were male while 618 were female.

Working Population - New Mahe

In New Mahe Census Town out of total population, 2,669 were engaged in work activities. 93.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,669 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,498 2,204 294
Cultivators 6 5 1
Agriculture Labourer 9 8 1
Household Industries 24 21 3
Other Workers 2,459 2,170 289
Marginal Workers 171 85 86
Non Working 8,317 2,572 5,745

New Mahe Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 10,986 85.9% 1,260

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