Kottayam Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Kottayam, Kerala - Census 2011

Kottayam is a Municipality city situated in Kottayam taluka of Kottayam district. The Kottayam city is divided into 38 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 14,366 families residing in the Kottayam city. The total population of Kottayam is 55,374 out of which 26,687 are males and 28,687 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottayam is 1,075.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kottayam city is 4571 which is 8% of the total population. There are 2314 male children and 2257 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottayam is 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,075).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottayam is 97.6%. Thus Kottayam has a higher literacy rate compared to 97.2% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.35% and the female literacy rate is 96.94% in Kottayam.

Population
55,374
Literacy
97.6%
Sex Ratio
1,075

Kottayam Municipality has total administration over 14,366 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Municipality limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kottayam Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 4,571 2,314 2,257
Literacy 97.6% 89.8% 89.3%
Scheduled Caste 3,726 1,823 1,903
Scheduled Tribe 172 67 105
Illiterate 5,782 2,717 3,065

Caste-wise Population - Kottayam

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Kottayam.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 3,726 1,823 1,903
Schedule Tribe 172 67 105

Religion-wise Population - Kottayam

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kottayam is 27,987 which is 50.54% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kottayam is 5,379 which is 9.71% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kottayam as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 27,987 (50.54%) 13,697 14,290
Muslim 5,379 (9.71%) 2,669 2,710
Christian 21,774 (39.32%) 10,206 11,568
Sikh 4 (0.01%) 3 1
Buddhist 8 (0.01%) 2 6
Jain 5 (0.01%) 1 4
Other Religion 24 (0.04%) 13 11
No Religion Specified 193 (0.35%) 96 97

Literacy Rate - Kottayam

The total literacy rate of Kottayam was 97.62% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 49,592 literates, males were 23,970 while females were 25,622. Also the male literacy rate was 98.35% and the female literacy rate was 96.94% in Kottayam.

  Kottayam Kerala
Female 96.94% 92.07%
Male 98.35% 96.11%
Total 97.62% 94%

Sex Ratio - Kottayam

The Sex Ratio of Kottayam is 1,075. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,075 females in Kottayam. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 975 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,075 ) of Kottayam.


Child Population - Kottayam

According to Census 2011, there were 4,571 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kottayam. Out of which 2,314 were male while 2,257 were female.


Working Population - Kottayam

In Kottayam Municipality out of total population, 19,739 were engaged in work activities. 90.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 19,739 workers engaged in Main Work, 80 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 182 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 17,799 13,183 4,616
Cultivators 80 71 9
Agriculture Labourer 182 145 37
Household Industries 361 234 127
Other Workers 17,176 12,733 4,443
Marginal Workers 1,940 1,099 841
Non Working 35,635 12,405 23,230

Kottayam Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kottayam is further divided into 38 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,341 85.6% 1,095
2 Ward No - 2 1,698 89.6% 1,089
3 Ward No - 3 1,873 91.5% 995
4 Ward No - 4 1,567 93.4% 1,087
5 Ward No - 5 931 88.5% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 900 90.3% 1,004
7 Ward No - 7 1,383 89.9% 993
8 Ward No - 8 895 91.8% 1,283
9 Ward No - 9 1,366 91.9% 1,347
10 Ward No - 10 1,215 86.6% 1,170
11 Ward No - 11 1,744 86.1% 1,153
12 Ward No - 12 1,446 93.4% 1,502
13 Ward No - 13 1,422 89.7% 1,070
14 Ward No - 14 1,474 92.2% 1,076
15 Ward No - 15 1,653 89.7% 1,114
16 Ward No - 16 1,186 92.8% 1,063
17 Ward No - 17 1,303 90.2% 1,072
18 Ward No - 18 1,492 91% 1,122
19 Ward No - 19 1,106 84.1% 996
20 Ward No - 20 1,559 88.8% 1,025
21 Ward No - 21 1,515 90% 1,058
22 Ward No - 22 1,022 91.1% 988
23 Ward No - 23 1,242 90.1% 1,033
24 Ward No - 24 1,314 88.1% 988
25 Ward No - 25 1,623 88.4% 970
26 Ward No - 26 1,234 88.8% 1,040
27 Ward No - 27 1,645 89.9% 1,043
28 Ward No - 28 1,487 88.4% 1,103
29 Ward No - 29 1,820 89.3% 1,063
30 Ward No - 30 1,507 89.7% 1,102
31 Ward No - 31 1,608 89.1% 1,069
32 Ward No - 32 1,274 88% 1,019
33 Ward No - 33 1,676 89.3% 1,051
34 Ward No - 34 2,094 88.8% 1,010
35 Ward No - 35 1,586 90.6% 1,126
36 Ward No - 36 1,195 88.9% 998
37 Ward No - 37 1,609 90.8% 1,039
38 Ward No - 38 2,369 87.7% 1,064

Map of Kottayam, Kottayam, Kerala


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