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Shiriya Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kasaragod, Kerala - Census 2011

Shiriya is a Census Town city situated in Kasaragod taluka of Kasaragod district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 974 families residing in the Shiriya city. The total population of Shiriya is 5,277 out of which 2,403 are males and 2,874 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Shiriya is 1,196.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Shiriya city is 818 which is 16% of the total population. There are 389 male children and 429 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Shiriya is 1,103 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,196).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Shiriya is 86.7%. Thus Shiriya has lower literacy rate compared to 90.1% of Kasaragod district. The male literacy rate is 93.2% and the female literacy rate is 81.35% in Shiriya.

Shiriya Census Town has total administration over 974 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.

Shiriya Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 818 389 429
Literacy 86.7% 78.1% 69.2%
Scheduled Caste 198 100 98
Scheduled Tribe 24 11 13
Illiterate 1,411 526 885

Caste-wise Population - Shiriya

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Shiriya.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 198 100 98
Schedule Tribe 24 11 13

Religion-wise Population - Shiriya

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Shiriya is 1,036 which is 19.63% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Shiriya is 4,233 which is 80.22% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Shiriya as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 1,036 (19.63%) 515 521
Muslim 4,233 (80.22%) 1,885 2,348
Christian 5 (0.09%) 2 3
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.02%) 0 1
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.04%) 1 1

Literacy Rate - Shiriya

The total literacy rate of Shiriya was 86.7% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 3,866 literates, males were 1,877 while females were 1,989. Also the male literacy rate was 93.2% and the female literacy rate was 81.35% in Shiriya.

  Shiriya Kerala
Female 81.35% 92.07%
Male 93.2% 96.11%
Total 86.7% 94%

Sex Ratio - Shiriya

The Sex Ratio of Shiriya is 1,196. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,196 females in Shiriya. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,103 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,196 ) of Shiriya.

Child Population - Shiriya

According to Census 2011, there were 818 children between age 0 to 6 years in Shiriya. Out of which 389 were male while 429 were female.

Working Population - Shiriya

In Shiriya Census Town out of total population, 1,242 were engaged in work activities. 90.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,242 workers engaged in Main Work, 35 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 29 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,121 819 302
Cultivators 35 34 1
Agriculture Labourer 29 27 2
Household Industries 147 15 132
Other Workers 910 743 167
Marginal Workers 121 44 77
Non Working 4,035 1,540 2,495

Shiriya Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,277 73.3% 1,196

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