Wayanad District - Population 2011-2024

An official Census 2011 detail of Wayanad, a district of Kerala has been released by Directorate of Census Operations in Kerala. Enumeration of key persons was also done by census officials in Wayanad District of Kerala.

In 2011, Wayanad had population of 817,420 of which male and female were 401,684 and 415,736 respectively. In 2001 census, Wayanad had a population of 780,619 of which males were 391,273 and remaining 389,346 were females. Wayanad District population constituted 2.45 percent of total Maharashtra population. In 2001 census, this figure for Wayanad District was at 2.45 percent of Maharashtra population.

There was change of 4.71 percent in the population compared to population as per 2001. In the previous census of India 2001, Wayanad District recorded increase of 16.14 percent to its population compared to 1991.

Wayanad Literacy Rate

Average literacy rate of Wayanad in 2011 were 89.03 compared to 89.03 of 2001. If things are looked out at gender wise, male and female literacy were 92.51 and 85.70 respectively. For 2001 census, same figures stood at 89.77 and 80.72 in Wayanad District. Total literate in Wayanad District were 645,585 of which male and female were 328,136 and 317,449 respectively. In 2001, Wayanad District had 576,735 in its district.

Wayanad Sex Ratio

With regards to Sex Ratio in Wayanad, it stood at 1035 per 1000 male compared to 2001 census figure of 995. The average national sex ratio in India is 940 as per latest reports of Census 2011 Directorate. In 2011 census, child sex ratio is 965 girls per 1000 boys compared to figure of 959 girls per 1000 boys of 2001 census data.

Wayanad District Religion Data

Wayanad Population 2023 - 2024

Wayanad Population 2011 - 2001

Wayanad Child Population

In census enumeration, data regarding child under 0-6 age were also collected for all districts including Wayanad. There were total 92,324 children under age of 0-6 against 104,058 of 2001 census. Of total 92,324 male and female were 46,994 and 45,330 respectively. Child Sex Ratio as per census 2011 was 965 compared to 959 of census 2001. In 2011, Children under 0-6 formed 11.29 percent of Wayanad District compared to 13.33 percent of 2001. There was net change of -2.04 percent in this compared to previous census of India.

Wayanad Houseless Data

In 2011, total 148 families live on footpath or without any roof cover in Wayanad district of Kerala. Total Population of all who lived without roof at the time of Census 2011 numbers to 320. This approx 0.039147561840914% of total population of Wayanad district.

Wayanad District Density

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that density of Wayanad district for 2011 is 384 people per sq. km. In 2001, Wayanad district density was at 366 people per sq. km. Wayanad district administers 2,130 square kilometers of areas.

Wayanad District Urban/Rural 2011

Out of the total Wayanad population for 2011 census, 3.86 percent lives in urban regions of district. In total 31,580 people lives in urban areas of which males are 15,401 and females are 16,179. Sex Ratio in urban region of Wayanad district is 1051 as per 2011 census data. Similarly child sex ratio in Wayanad district was 959 in 2011 census. Child population (0-6) in urban region was 3,597 of which males and females were 1,836 and 1,761. This child population figure of Wayanad district is 11.92 % of total urban population. Average literacy rate in Wayanad district as per census 2011 is 91.18 % of which males and females are 94.13 % and 88.40 % literates respectively. In actual number 25,515 people are literate in urban region of which males and females are 12,769 and 12,746 respectively.

As per 2011 census, 96.14 % population of Wayanad districts lives in rural areas of villages. The total Wayanad district population living in rural areas is 785,840 of which males and females are 386,283 and 399,557 respectively. In rural areas of Wayanad district, sex ratio is 1034 females per 1000 males. If child sex ratio data of Wayanad district is considered, figure is 965 girls per 1000 boys. Child population in the age 0-6 is 88,727 in rural areas of which males were 45,158 and females were 43,569. The child population comprises 11.69 % of total rural population of Wayanad district. Literacy rate in rural areas of Wayanad district is 88.95 % as per census data 2011. Gender wise, male and female literacy stood at 92.45 and 85.59 percent respectively. In total, 620,070 people were literate of which males and females were 315,367 and 304,703 respectively.

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City/Metros in Wayanad District