Cherthala is a Taluk located in Alappuzha district of Kerala. It is one of 6 Taluks of Alappuzha district. There are 8 villages and 13 towns in Cherthala Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Cherthala Taluk has 132,772 households, population of 542,657 of which 265,583 are males and 277,074 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 48,358 which is 8.91% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Cherthala Taluk is around
1043 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Cherthala Taluk is 86.95% out of which 88.4% males are literate and 85.56% females are literate. The total area of Cherthala is 324 sq.km with population density of 1,676 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 35.68% of population lives in Urban area and 64.32% lives in Rural area. There are 8.48% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.43% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Cherthala Taluk.
Cherthala Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 542,657 | 100% |
| Hindu | 392,947 | 72.41% |
| Christian | 114,230 | 21.05% |
| Muslim | 33,712 | 6.21% |
| Religion not stated | 1,615 | 0.3% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 59 | 0.01% |
| Sikh | 48 | 0.01% |
| Buddhist | 38 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 8 | 0% |
Cherthala Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 85,576 | 47,196 |
| Total Population | 349,012 | 193,645 |
| Population (%) | 48.87% | 50.93% |
| Male Population | 170,560 | 95,023 |
| Female Population | 178,452 | 98,622 |
| Sex Ratio | 1046 | 1038 |
| Literacy (%) | 87.1% | 86.68% |
List of Cities in Cherthala
Check out complete list of all town cities of Cherthala in Cherthala district, Kerala
| Town | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Cherthala (M) | 45,827 | 88.58% | 1065 |
| Aroor (CT) | 39,214 | 86.97% | 1018 |
| Thanneermukkam (CT) | 31,525 | 88.21% | 1054 |
| Pallippuram (CT) | 28,276 | 86.53% | 1035 |
| Ezhupunna (CT) | 27,528 | 85.53% | 1042 |
| Muhamma (CT) | 25,861 | 88.13% | 1060 |
| Vayalar (CT) | 24,804 | 88.74% | 1065 |
| Kanjikkuzhi (CT) | 23,681 | 89.26% | 1047 |
| Kuthiathode (CT) | 23,669 | 84.85% | 1061 |
| Kodamthuruth (CT) | 21,295 | 86.33% | 1055 |
| Thaikattussery (CT) | 20,874 | 86.16% | 1038 |
| Arookutty (CT) | 19,411 | 83.11% | 1012 |
| Kokkothamangalam (CT) | 17,047 | 87.69% | 1043 |
List of Villages in Cherthala
Check out complete list of all villages of Cherthala in Cherthala district, Kerala
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