Kannur is one of district of Kerala in India. There are 3 Taluks, 56 villages and 67 towns in Kannur district.
As per the Census India 2011, Kannur district has 554298 households, population of 2523003 of which 1181446 are males and 1341557 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 274318 which is 10.87% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kannur district is around
1136 compared to
1084 which is average of Kerala state. The literacy rate of Kannur district is 84.76% out of which 85.74% males are literate and 83.89% females are literate. The total area of Kannur is 2961 sq.km with population density of 852 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 34.96% of population lives in Urban area and 65.04% lives in Rural area. There are 3.3% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1.64% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kannur district.
Kannur Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 2523003 | 100% |
| Hindu | 1509592 | 59.83% |
| Muslim | 742483 | 29.43% |
| Christian | 262526 | 10.41% |
| Religion not stated | 5945 | 0.24% |
| Buddhist | 1118 | 0.04% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 722 | 0.03% |
| Sikh | 424 | 0.02% |
| Jain | 193 | 0.01% |
Kannur Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Area(sq.km) | 1003.66 | 1957.34 |
| Number of households | 352069 | 202229 |
| Total Population | 1640986 | 882017 |
| Population (%) | 46.06% | 51.74% |
| Male Population | 755764 | 425682 |
| Female Population | 885222 | 456335 |
| Sex Ratio | 1171 | 1072 |
| Literacy (%) | 85.4% | 83.55% |
List of Taluks in Kannur
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