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

Puzhathi is a Census Town city situated in Kannur taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 7,083 families residing in the Puzhathi city. The total population of Puzhathi is 35,212 out of which 16,924 are males and 18,288 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puzhathi is 1,081.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puzhathi city is 3737 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1895 male children and 1842 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puzhathi is 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,081).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puzhathi is 95.7%. Thus Puzhathi has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.58% and the female literacy rate is 93.9% in Puzhathi.

Puzhathi Census Town has total administration over 7,083 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.

Puzhathi Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,737 1,895 1,842
Literacy 95.7% 86.7% 84.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,857 1,412 1,445
Scheduled Tribe 166 75 91
Illiterate 5,103 2,258 2,845

Caste-wise Population - Puzhathi

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Puzhathi.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,857 1,412 1,445
Schedule Tribe 166 75 91

Religion-wise Population - Puzhathi

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Puzhathi is 20,205 which is 57.38% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Puzhathi is 13,858 which is 39.36% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Puzhathi as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 20,205 (57.38%) 9,701 10,504
Muslim 13,858 (39.36%) 6,635 7,223
Christian 1,085 (3.08%) 552 533
Sikh 5 (0.01%) 3 2
Buddhist 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Jain 1 (0%) 1 0
Other Religion 14 (0.04%) 7 7
No Religion Specified 40 (0.11%) 22 18

Literacy Rate - Puzhathi

The total literacy rate of Puzhathi was 95.66% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 30,109 literates, males were 14,666 while females were 15,443. Also the male literacy rate was 97.58% and the female literacy rate was 93.9% in Puzhathi.

  Puzhathi Kerala
Female 93.9% 92.07%
Male 97.58% 96.11%
Total 95.66% 94%

Sex Ratio - Puzhathi

The Sex Ratio of Puzhathi is 1,081. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,081 females in Puzhathi. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 972 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,081 ) of Puzhathi.

Child Population - Puzhathi

According to Census 2011, there were 3,737 children between age 0 to 6 years in Puzhathi. Out of which 1,895 were male while 1,842 were female.

Working Population - Puzhathi

In Puzhathi Census Town out of total population, 10,411 were engaged in work activities. 88% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 10,411 workers engaged in Main Work, 36 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 83 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 9,163 7,414 1,749
Cultivators 36 32 4
Agriculture Labourer 83 61 22
Household Industries 161 128 33
Other Workers 8,883 7,193 1,690
Marginal Workers 1,248 594 654
Non Working 24,801 8,916 15,885

Puzhathi Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 35,212 85.5% 1,081

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