District of Kerala

Kasaragod: 13.1 lakh people, one story

People
13,07,375
Area
1,989 km²
Literacy
90.09%
Sex ratio
1,080
#1 in KeralaHousehold industry workers: 5.3 % of workers. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaScheduled Tribes: 3.7 % of people. Rank 3 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaArea: 1,989 km². Rank 13 of 14.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaHomes with electricity (2011): 56.9 % of households. Rank 13 of 14.See the numbers →

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

Kasaragod in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population13.1 lakh#11/14 in Kerala
Area1,989 km²#13/14 in Kerala
Population density657 per km²#10/14 in Kerala▼ state 860
Sex ratio1,080 females per 1000 males#9/14 in Kerala▼ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)961 girls per 1000 boys#11/14 in Kerala▼ state 964
Literacy rate90.09%#12/14 in Kerala▼ state 94.00
Female literacy86.49%#12/14 in Kerala▼ state 92.07
Urban population38.9%#9/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

90.1% can read. 1,080 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
94.096.1
Female literacy
86.592.1
Scheduled Castes
4.19.1
Scheduled Tribes
3.71.5
Living in towns
38.947.7

Gender literacy gap: 7.6 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 55.8%
  • Muslim 37.2%
  • Christian 6.7%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    14 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    4.6 lakh workers, 35.4% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 5.1%
    • Farm labourers 8.4%
    • Household industry 5.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 81.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      56.964.9
      Latrine at home
      58.865.5
      Tap water
      8.820.2
      LPG / PNG
      17.724.6
      Phone
      57.361.7
      Television
      43.052.8
      Bicycle
      6.614.1
      Two-wheeler
      8.216.6

      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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