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

Panoor is a Census Town city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,590 families residing in the Panoor city. The total population of Panoor is 17,438 out of which 7,834 are males and 9,604 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Panoor is 1,226.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Panoor city is 2315 which is 13% of the total population. There are 1174 male children and 1141 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Panoor is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,226).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Panoor is 95.8%. Thus Panoor has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.55% and the female literacy rate is 94.48% in Panoor.

Panoor Census Town has total administration over 3,590 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.

Panoor Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,315 1,174 1,141
Literacy 95.8% 82.9% 83.3%
Scheduled Caste 139 70 69
Scheduled Tribe 60 30 30
Illiterate 2,945 1,337 1,608

Caste-wise Population - Panoor

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

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 139 70 69
Schedule Tribe 60 30 30

Religion-wise Population - Panoor

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Panoor is 8,876 which is 50.9% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Panoor is 8,515 which is 48.83% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Panoor as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 8,876 (50.9%) 4,179 4,697
Muslim 8,515 (48.83%) 3,634 4,881
Christian 25 (0.14%) 12 13
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 22 (0.13%) 9 13

Literacy Rate - Panoor

The total literacy rate of Panoor was 95.83% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 14,493 literates, males were 6,497 while females were 7,996. Also the male literacy rate was 97.55% and the female literacy rate was 94.48% in Panoor.

  Panoor Kerala
Female 94.48% 92.07%
Male 97.55% 96.11%
Total 95.83% 94%

Sex Ratio - Panoor

The Sex Ratio of Panoor is 1,226. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,226 females in Panoor. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,226 ) of Panoor.

Child Population - Panoor

According to Census 2011, there were 2,315 children between age 0 to 6 years in Panoor. Out of which 1,174 were male while 1,141 were female.

Working Population - Panoor

In Panoor Census Town out of total population, 4,491 were engaged in work activities. 87.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,491 workers engaged in Main Work, 34 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 159 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,922 3,335 587
Cultivators 34 33 1
Agriculture Labourer 159 124 35
Household Industries 35 31 4
Other Workers 3,694 3,147 547
Marginal Workers 569 249 320
Non Working 12,947 4,250 8,697

Panoor Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 17,438 83.1% 1,226

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