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Thikkody Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kozhikode, Kerala - Census 2011

Thikkody is a Census Town city situated in Quilandy taluka of Kozhikode district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,201 families residing in the Thikkody city. The total population of Thikkody is 27,051 out of which 12,334 are males and 14,717 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thikkody is 1,193.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thikkody city is 3119 which is 12% of the total population. There are 1576 male children and 1543 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thikkody is 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,193).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thikkody is 93.6%. Thus Thikkody has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 96.73% and the female literacy rate is 91.12% in Thikkody.

Thikkody Census Town has total administration over 6,201 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.

Thikkody Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 3,119 1,576 1,543
Literacy 93.6% 84.4% 81.6%
Scheduled Caste 1,416 697 719
Scheduled Tribe 27 13 14
Illiterate 4,641 1,928 2,713

Caste-wise Population - Thikkody

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thikkody.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 1,416 697 719
Schedule Tribe 27 13 14

Religion-wise Population - Thikkody

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thikkody is 14,340 which is 53.01% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thikkody is 12,627 which is 46.68% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thikkody as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 14,340 (53.01%) 6,768 7,572
Muslim 12,627 (46.68%) 5,522 7,105
Christian 66 (0.24%) 35 31
Sikh 1 (0%) 1 0
Buddhist 2 (0.01%) 1 1
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 15 (0.06%) 7 8

Literacy Rate - Thikkody

The total literacy rate of Thikkody was 93.64% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 22,410 literates, males were 10,406 while females were 12,004. Also the male literacy rate was 96.73% and the female literacy rate was 91.12% in Thikkody.

  Thikkody Kerala
Female 91.12% 92.07%
Male 96.73% 96.11%
Total 93.64% 94%

Sex Ratio - Thikkody

The Sex Ratio of Thikkody is 1,193. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,193 females in Thikkody. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 979 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,193 ) of Thikkody.

Child Population - Thikkody

According to Census 2011, there were 3,119 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thikkody. Out of which 1,576 were male while 1,543 were female.

Working Population - Thikkody

In Thikkody Census Town out of total population, 6,749 were engaged in work activities. 82% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,749 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 213 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,532 4,835 697
Cultivators 78 71 7
Agriculture Labourer 213 178 35
Household Industries 75 59 16
Other Workers 5,166 4,527 639
Marginal Workers 1,217 887 330
Non Working 20,302 6,612 13,690

Thikkody Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 27,051 82.8% 1,193

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