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

Karivellur is a Census Town city situated in Taliparamba taluka of Kannur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,463 families residing in the Karivellur city. The total population of Karivellur is 13,498 out of which 6,252 are males and 7,246 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Karivellur is 1,159.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Karivellur city is 1194 which is 9% of the total population. There are 575 male children and 619 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Karivellur is 1,077 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,159).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Karivellur is 95.5%. Thus Karivellur has a higher literacy rate compared to 95.1% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 98.1% and the female literacy rate is 93.36% in Karivellur.

Population
13,498
Literacy
95.5%
Sex Ratio
1,159

Karivellur Census Town has total administration over 3,463 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Karivellur Census Town

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,194 575 619
Literacy 95.5% 89.1% 85.4%
Scheduled Caste 530 255 275
Scheduled Tribe 12 6 6
Illiterate 1,742 683 1,059

Caste-wise Population - Karivellur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Karivellur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 530 255 275
Schedule Tribe 12 6 6

Religion-wise Population - Karivellur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Karivellur is 12,473 which is 92.41% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Karivellur is 908 which is 6.73% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Karivellur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 12,473 (92.41%) 5,794 6,679
Muslim 908 (6.73%) 402 506
Christian 12 (0.09%) 5 7
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 1 (0.01%) 1 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 104 (0.77%) 50 54

Literacy Rate - Karivellur

The total literacy rate of Karivellur was 95.55% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 11,756 literates, males were 5,569 while females were 6,187. Also the male literacy rate was 98.1% and the female literacy rate was 93.36% in Karivellur.

  Karivellur Kerala
Female 93.36% 92.07%
Male 98.1% 96.11%
Total 95.55% 94%

Sex Ratio - Karivellur

The Sex Ratio of Karivellur is 1,159. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,159 females in Karivellur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 1,077 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,159 ) of Karivellur.


Child Population - Karivellur

According to Census 2011, there were 1,194 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Karivellur. Out of which 575 were male while 619 were female.


Working Population - Karivellur

In Karivellur Census Town out of total population, 5,180 were engaged in work activities. 88.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 11.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,180 workers engaged in Main Work, 126 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 648 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,602 3,063 1,539
Cultivators 126 91 35
Agriculture Labourer 648 366 282
Household Industries 188 59 129
Other Workers 3,640 2,547 1,093
Marginal Workers 578 262 316
Non Working 8,318 2,927 5,391

Karivellur Wards

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

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 13,498 87.1% 1,159

Map of Karivellur, Kannur, Kerala


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