Cherthala Teshil is a sub district administrative devision in Alappuzha District, Kerala India. Cherthala teshil is one of the teshil of Alappuzha district Kerala. In Cherthala Teshil there are 8 villages and 13 towns. Out of 8 villages in Cherthala teshil in which Pattanakkad is most populated village with population of 31629 and least populated village is Perumbalam having population only 9733. There are 13 town in Cherthala sub-district which lies in Cherthala administrative devision. Most populated town in Cherthala Teshil is Cherthala (M) with population of 45827.
Total population of Cherthala teshil is 542657 as per Census 2011 Data. Sex ratio in Cherthala teshil is 1043 per 1000 male. Literacy rate in Cherthala teshil is 95.46%.
Census Data of Cherthala Teshil, India --Census 2011
| Population |
Sex Ratio |
Literacy |
|
542657 |
1043 |
95.46%
|
Demographics details of Cherthala Teshil
The population of Cherthala sub district is 542657 people, among them about 265583 are male and 277074 are female. Total number of house holds in Cherthala Teshil is 132772. Total Literates persons are 471845 in which total male literates are 234771 and female literates are 237074. Under the age of six years child population of Tijara tahsil is 48358, among them 24915 are boys and 23443 are girls.
Cherthala Taluk Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Census 2011 Data |
| Sub District Name | Cherthala |
| State Name | Kerala |
| District Name | Alappuzha |
| Total Population | 542657 |
| Total No of House Holds | 132772 |
| Total Male Population | 265583 |
| Total Female Population | 277074 |
| 0-6 Age group Total Population | 48358 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 24915 |
| 0-6 Age group Male Population | 23443 |
| Total Person Literates | 471845 |
| Total Male Literates | 234771 |
| Total Male Literates | 237074 |
| Total Person Illiterates | 70812 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 30812 |
| Total Male Illiterates | 40000 |
| Scheduled Cast Persons | 46023 |
| Scheduled Cast Males | 22377 |
| Scheduled Cast Females | 23646 |
| Scheduled Tribe Persons | 1230 |
| Scheduled Tribe Males | 1127 |
| Scheduled Tribe Females | 1230 |
Cherthala Rural/Urban Census 2011 Data
| Description |
Rural |
Urban |
| Total Population |
248137 |
142963 |
| Population (%) |
45.73 % |
26.35 % |
| Male Population |
122543 |
73024 |
| Female Population |
125594 |
69939 |
| Sex Ratio |
1025 |
958 |
| Child Population (0-6) |
13211 |
6138 |
| Child Sex Ratio (0-6) |
967 |
942 |
| Child Percentage (0-6) |
10.47% |
8.85% |
| Households in |
60459 |
31948 |
| Literates |
173199 |
115182 |
| Literacy % |
77.96% |
88.39% |
| Male Literacy |
86.47% |
93.23% |
| Female Literacy |
69.72% |
83.35% |
Religon wise cesnus 2011 Data of Cherthala Teshil
| Religion |
Total Population |
Male Population |
Female Population |
Population % |
Literacy |
| Hindu |
392947 |
191571 |
201376 |
72.41% |
69.41% |
| Muslim |
33712 |
16566 |
17146 |
6.21% |
5.61% |
| Christian |
114230 |
56613 |
57617 |
21.05% |
20.15% |
| Sikh |
48 |
23 |
25 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| Buddhist |
38 |
22 |
16 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| Jain |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0% |
0% |
| Other religions and persuasions |
59 |
33 |
26 |
0.01% |
0.01% |
| Religion not stated |
1615 |
750 |
865 |
0.3% |
0.26% |
Workers profile of Cherthala Teshil
Cherthala has 248050 population engaged in either main or marginal works out of them 154632 male and 93418 female population are working population. Full time workers in Cherthala teshil are 193399 and 54651 are marginal (part time) workers.
Cherthala Working Population ---Census 2011
|
Total |
Male |
Female |
| Total Workers |
248050 |
154632 |
93418 |
| Main Workers |
193399 |
131514 |
61885 |
| Main Workers Cultivators |
2422 |
1869 |
553 |
| Agriculture Labourer |
4045 |
2817 |
1228 |
| Household Industries |
11920 |
5095 |
6825 |
| Other Workers |
175012 |
121733 |
53279 |
| Marginal Workers |
54651 |
23118 |
31533 |
| Non Working Persons |
294607 |
110951 |
183656 |
List of Town/City of Cherthala Teshil as per Census 2011
List of Town/City of Cherthala with Population, Sex Ratio and Literacy rate as per the Census 2011 data. Alappuzha is further divided into number of sub-districts which are administrative divisions in District.
List of villages in Teshil-Cherthala, District-Alappuzha, Kerala as per Census 2011