Ponnani Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Malappuram, Kerala - Census 2011

Ponnani is a Municipality city situated in Ponnani taluka of Malappuram district. The Ponnani city is divided into 48 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 15,816 families residing in the Ponnani city. The total population of Ponnani is 90,491 out of which 42,627 are males and 47,864 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponnani is 1,123.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ponnani city is 11917 which is 13% of the total population. There are 6057 male children and 5860 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponnani is 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,123).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponnani is 90%. Thus Ponnani has a lower literacy rate compared to 93.6% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 93.36% and the female literacy rate is 87.07% in Ponnani.

Population
90,491
Literacy
90%
Sex Ratio
1,123

Ponnani Municipality has total administration over 15,816 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.

Ponnani Municipality

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

Total Male Female
Children 11,917 6,057 5,860
Literacy 90% 80.1% 76.4%
Scheduled Caste 5,202 2,485 2,717
Scheduled Tribe 196 103 93
Illiterate 19,777 8,487 11,290

Caste-wise Population - Ponnani

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Ponnani.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,202 2,485 2,717
Schedule Tribe 196 103 93

Religion-wise Population - Ponnani

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Ponnani is 28,067 which is 31.02% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Ponnani is 61,812 which is 68.31% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Ponnani as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 28,067 (31.02%) 13,390 14,677
Muslim 61,812 (68.31%) 28,951 32,861
Christian 445 (0.49%) 201 244
Sikh 6 (0.01%) 3 3
Buddhist 1 (0%) 0 1
Jain 2 (0%) 1 1
Other Religion 6 (0.01%) 2 4
No Religion Specified 152 (0.17%) 79 73

Literacy Rate - Ponnani

The total literacy rate of Ponnani was 90% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 94% of Kerala. Population-wise, out of total 70,714 literates, males were 34,140 while females were 36,574. Also the male literacy rate was 93.36% and the female literacy rate was 87.07% in Ponnani.

  Ponnani Kerala
Female 87.07% 92.07%
Male 93.36% 96.11%
Total 90% 94%

Sex Ratio - Ponnani

The Sex Ratio of Ponnani is 1,123. Thus per every 1000 men there were 1,123 females in Ponnani. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 967 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 1,123 ) of Ponnani.


Child Population - Ponnani

According to Census 2011, there were 11,917 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Ponnani. Out of which 6,057 were male while 5,860 were female.


Working Population - Ponnani

In Ponnani Municipality out of total population, 22,813 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,813 workers engaged in Main Work, 68 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 331 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 19,407 17,527 1,880
Cultivators 68 58 10
Agriculture Labourer 331 307 24
Household Industries 359 303 56
Other Workers 18,649 16,859 1,790
Marginal Workers 3,406 2,743 663
Non Working 67,678 22,357 45,321

Ponnani Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Ponnani is further divided into 48 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 1,910 77.7% 973
2 Ward No - 2 1,311 78.9% 1,200
3 Ward No - 3 2,103 78.1% 1,126
4 Ward No - 4 1,576 81.8% 1,074
5 Ward No - 5 1,454 84.1% 1,028
6 Ward No - 6 1,884 86.7% 1,196
7 Ward No - 7 2,327 82.6% 1,096
8 Ward No - 8 2,828 82.1% 1,139
9 Ward No - 9 2,078 81.9% 1,171
10 Ward No - 10 1,998 82.5% 1,101
11 Ward No - 11 1,668 84.2% 1,147
12 Ward No - 12 1,544 81.9% 1,133
13 Ward No - 13 1,859 80.6% 1,164
14 Ward No - 14 1,606 81.6% 1,136
15 Ward No - 15 1,742 78.3% 1,254
16 Ward No - 16 1,757 80.9% 1,188
17 Ward No - 17 1,644 81.9% 1,219
18 Ward No - 18 1,139 77.8% 1,109
19 Ward No - 19 1,342 84.5% 1,097
20 Ward No - 20 2,340 86.5% 1,051
21 Ward No - 21 2,123 81.5% 1,034
22 Ward No - 22 1,959 81.3% 1,189
23 Ward No - 23 1,960 80.1% 1,099
24 Ward No - 24 2,005 80.1% 1,102
25 Ward No - 25 2,062 74.1% 1,077
26 Ward No - 26 1,606 84.1% 1,179
27 Ward No - 27 2,309 85.4% 1,080
28 Ward No - 28 1,112 87.3% 1,098
29 Ward No - 29 1,325 85.7% 1,144
30 Ward No - 30 1,588 85% 1,109
31 Ward No - 31 3,950 79.4% 1,119
32 Ward No - 32 1,594 79.7% 1,013
33 Ward No - 33 1,358 76.6% 1,058
34 Ward No - 34 1,275 74.6% 1,233
35 Ward No - 35 2,011 75.6% 1,191
36 Ward No - 36 1,394 78.5% 1,148
37 Ward No - 37 1,998 75.9% 1,193
38 Ward No - 38 2,219 69.4% 1,230
39 Ward No - 39 2,793 75.7% 1,111
40 Ward No - 40 1,709 67.6% 1,144
41 Ward No - 41 2,091 75.7% 1,081
42 Ward No - 42 1,992 71.4% 1,135
43 Ward No - 43 2,146 68.6% 1,161
44 Ward No - 44 1,985 63.7% 1,096
45 Ward No - 45 2,181 61.3% 1,061
46 Ward No - 46 1,759 70.2% 1,238
47 Ward No - 47 2,264 65.1% 1,126
48 Ward No - 48 1,613 75.8% 982

Map of Ponnani, Malappuram, Kerala


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