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.
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
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Kottayam, Kottayam, Kerala - Wikipedia