District of Kerala

Kannur: 25.2 lakh people, one story

People
25,23,003
Area
2,961 km²
Literacy
95.10%
Sex ratio
1,136
#1 in KeralaSex ratio: 1,136 females per 1000 males. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaScheduled Castes: 3.3 % of people. Rank 14 of 14.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaChild sex ratio (0–6): 971 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Big number25.2 lakh people lived here in 2011, packed 852 to every km².See the numbers →

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The history, places and schemes of Kannur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Kannur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population25.2 lakh#8/14 in Kerala
Area2,961 km²#6/14 in Kerala
Population density852 per km²#9/14 in Kerala▼ state 860
Sex ratio1,136 females per 1000 males#1/14 in Kerala▲ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)971 girls per 1000 boys#3/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate95.10%#5/14 in Kerala▲ state 94.00
Female literacy93.29%#6/14 in Kerala▲ state 92.07
Urban population65.0%#4/14 in Kerala▲ state 47.7

People & society

95.1% can read. 1,136 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
97.296.1
Female literacy
93.392.1
Scheduled Castes
3.39.1
Scheduled Tribes
1.61.5
Living in towns
65.047.7

Gender literacy gap: 3.9 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 59.8%
  • Muslim 29.4%
  • Christian 10.4%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    15 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    8.2 lakh workers, 32.7% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 4.4%
    • Farm labourers 10.1%
    • Household industry 1.6%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 83.9%

      Schemes & development

      Only 59% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      58.664.9
      Latrine at home
      60.865.5
      Tap water
      7.320.2
      LPG / PNG
      13.224.6
      Phone
      57.761.7
      Television
      48.552.8
      Bicycle
      7.614.1
      Two-wheeler
      8.816.6

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.