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

Thurayur is a Census Town city situated in Quilandy taluka of Kozhikode district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,257 families residing in the Thurayur city. The total population of Thurayur is 14,176 out of which 6,531 are males and 7,645 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Thurayur is 1,171.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Thurayur city is 1642 which is 12% of the total population. There are 850 male children and 792 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Thurayur is 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,171).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Thurayur is 92.8%. Thus Thurayur has lower literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 96.8% and the female literacy rate is 89.58% in Thurayur.

Thurayur Census Town has total administration over 3,257 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.

Thurayur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,642 850 792
Literacy 92.8% 84.2% 80.3%
Scheduled Caste 2,117 1,062 1,055
Scheduled Tribe 13 4 9
Illiterate 2,538 1,032 1,506

Caste-wise Population - Thurayur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 14.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Thurayur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 2,117 1,062 1,055
Schedule Tribe 13 4 9

Religion-wise Population - Thurayur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Thurayur is 6,977 which is 49.22% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Thurayur is 7,145 which is 50.4% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Thurayur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 6,977 (49.22%) 3,403 3,574
Muslim 7,145 (50.4%) 3,101 4,044
Christian 34 (0.24%) 19 15
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 2 (0.01%) 0 2
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 18 (0.13%) 8 10

Literacy Rate - Thurayur

The total literacy rate of Thurayur was 92.85% in 2011 which is less than average literacy rate 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 11,638 literates, males were 5,499 while females were 6,139. Also the male literacy rate was 96.8% and the female literacy rate was 89.58% in Thurayur.

  Thurayur Kerala
Female 89.58% 92.07%
Male 96.8% 96.11%
Total 92.85% 94%

Sex Ratio - Thurayur

The Sex Ratio of Thurayur is 1,171. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,171 females in Thurayur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 932 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,171 ) of Thurayur.

Child Population - Thurayur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,642 children between age 0 to 6 years in Thurayur. Out of which 850 were male while 792 were female.

Working Population - Thurayur

In Thurayur Census Town out of total population, 3,653 were engaged in work activities. 61.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 38.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,653 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 180 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,243 1,908 335
Cultivators 41 29 12
Agriculture Labourer 180 155 25
Household Industries 34 20 14
Other Workers 1,988 1,704 284
Marginal Workers 1,410 944 466
Non Working 10,523 3,679 6,844

Thurayur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 14,176 82.1% 1,171

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