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

Thalassery is a Municipality city situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district. The Thalassery city is divided into 50 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 19,577 families residing in the Thalassery city. The total population of Thalassery is 92,558 out of which 42,461 are males and 50,097 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thalassery is 1,180.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thalassery city is 8866 which is 10% of the total population. There are 4587 male children and 4279 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thalassery is 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,180).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thalassery is 97.2%. Thus Thalassery has higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 97.77% and the female literacy rate is 96.67% in Thalassery.

Thalassery Municipality has total administration over 19,577 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Thalassery Municipality

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Thalassery Municipality.

Total Male Female
Children 8,866 4,587 4,279
Literacy 97.2% 87.2% 88.4%
Scheduled Caste 2,096 961 1,135
Scheduled Tribe 267 124 143
Illiterate 11,238 5,432 5,806

Caste-wise Population - Thalassery

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Thalassery.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,096 961 1,135
Schedule Tribe 267 124 143

Religion-wise Population - Thalassery

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thalassery is 56,806 which is 61.37% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thalassery is 31,750 which is 34.3% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thalassery as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 56,806 (61.37%) 26,000 30,806
Muslim 31,750 (34.3%) 14,618 17,132
Christian 3,366 (3.64%) 1,501 1,865
Sikh 16 (0.02%) 11 5
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 4 4
Jain 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Other Religion 15 (0.02%) 7 8
No Religion Specified 591 (0.64%) 317 274

Literacy Rate - Thalassery

The total literacy rate of Thalassery was 97.17% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 81,320 literates, males were 37,029 while females were 44,291. Also the male literacy rate was 97.77% and the female literacy rate was 96.67% in Thalassery.

  Thalassery Kerala
Female 96.67% 92.07%
Male 97.77% 96.11%
Total 97.17% 94%

Sex Ratio - Thalassery

The Sex Ratio of Thalassery is 1,180. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,180 females in Thalassery. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 933 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,180 ) of Thalassery.

Child Population - Thalassery

According to Census 2011, there were 8,866 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thalassery. Out of which 4,587 were male while 4,279 were female.

Working Population - Thalassery

In Thalassery Municipality out of total population, 26,876 were engaged in work activities. 90.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 26,876 workers engaged in Main Work, 56 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 220 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 24,390 19,854 4,536
Cultivators 56 44 12
Agriculture Labourer 220 177 43
Household Industries 314 265 49
Other Workers 23,800 19,368 4,432
Marginal Workers 2,486 1,508 978
Non Working 65,682 21,099 44,583

Thalassery Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Thalassery is further divided into 50 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,842 90.1% 1,188
2 Ward No - 2 1,549 90.3% 1,185
3 Ward No - 3 2,045 91.1% 1,208
4 Ward No - 4 1,552 81.3% 1,227
5 Ward No - 5 1,979 89.3% 1,285
6 Ward No - 6 1,896 91.8% 1,215
7 Ward No - 7 2,188 91.8% 1,237
8 Ward No - 8 1,971 88.6% 1,205
9 Ward No - 9 1,558 83.8% 1,265
10 Ward No - 10 2,197 84% 1,226
11 Ward No - 11 1,896 88.9% 1,218
12 Ward No - 12 1,703 87% 1,206
13 Ward No - 13 2,605 89.7% 1,165
14 Ward No - 14 1,442 85.9% 1,136
15 Ward No - 15 1,894 89.7% 1,077
16 Ward No - 16 1,560 90.8% 1,158
17 Ward No - 17 1,570 88.6% 1,119
18 Ward No - 18 1,866 89.2% 1,198
19 Ward No - 19 2,309 87.9% 1,168
20 Ward No - 20 1,714 89.5% 1,132
21 Ward No - 21 2,799 87.2% 1,266
22 Ward No - 22 2,102 86% 1,285
23 Ward No - 23 2,137 89.5% 1,264
24 Ward No - 24 2,141 88.3% 1,185
25 Ward No - 25 1,999 88.7% 1,272
26 Ward No - 26 2,292 89.3% 1,170
27 Ward No - 27 1,765 92.2% 1,158
28 Ward No - 28 1,859 89.3% 1,253
29 Ward No - 29 1,750 90.7% 1,179
30 Ward No - 30 1,733 86.8% 1,262
31 Ward No - 31 1,537 89.5% 1,162
32 Ward No - 32 1,729 87.8% 1,156
33 Ward No - 33 2,135 89.7% 1,165
34 Ward No - 34 1,926 88.7% 1,089
35 Ward No - 35 1,786 87.6% 1,224
36 Ward No - 36 1,094 84.3% 1,116
37 Ward No - 37 2,231 88.4% 1,137
38 Ward No - 38 2,029 84.7% 1,140
39 Ward No - 39 1,254 83.6% 1,170
40 Ward No - 40 1,809 85.2% 1,091
41 Ward No - 41 1,985 86.3% 1,116
42 Ward No - 42 1,652 83.4% 1,050
43 Ward No - 43 1,442 87.3% 1,034
44 Ward No - 44 1,482 85.4% 1,050
45 Ward No - 45 877 86.3% 1,182
46 Ward No - 46 2,158 82.1% 1,069
47 Ward No - 47 2,021 87.1% 1,094
48 Ward No - 48 1,970 88.2% 1,293
49 Ward No - 49 1,962 85.3% 1,195
50 Ward No - 50 1,566 89.1% 1,313

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