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Kerala also had a tiny Jewish population until recently, said to date from 587 BC when they fled the occupation of Jerusalem by Nebuchadnezzar. [16] The 2001 Indian census recorded only 51 Jews in Kerala. The Paradesi Synagogue in Kochi is the oldest synagogue in the Commonwealth of Nations. [17] The state has many famous temples, mosques, and ...
Summary by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; literacy rates as % of population. [4] [a] [b] State/UT 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011; A&N islands: 30.30 40.07 51.15 63.19 73.02 81.30 86.63 Andhra Pradesh - 21.19 24.57 35.66 44.08 60.47 67.02 Arunachal Pradesh - 7.13 11.29 ...
Out of the citizens eligible to vote in Kerala, around 12% or 15% belong to the Nair community. [5] The most reliable population figures comes from two sources. The BCRC estimated Nair population at 14.47% of the total population of Kerala based on a statewide sample survey conducted for the reservation of seats in educational institutions.
Hindus, Christians and Muslims form a significant part of the population. In 2011 Indian Census Muslim Population is 6.41%, Hindu 49.81%, Christian 43.48%. [3] Kottayam, Thiruvalla and Chengannur are the railway stations for pilgrims heading to the Hindu holy site of Sabarimala. Kottayam is a major center for Saint Thomas Christians in Kerala
The urban councils of Kerala date back to the 17th century, when the Dutch Malabar established the municipality of Fort Kochi.In 1664, the municipality of Fort Kochi was established by Dutch Malabar, making it the first municipality in the Indian subcontinent, which was dissolved when the Dutch authority got weaker in the 18th century. [3]
The 2025 census of India, or the 16th Indian census, is to be conducted in two phases, a house listing phase and a population enumeration phase.Although initially the house listing was to begin in April 2020 along with the updating of the National Population Register, and the population enumeration on 9 February 2021, [1] they have been continuously postponed.
The article lists the census towns in Kerala state of India.There exists a total number of 461 census towns in the state. [1] [2] A census town is notified only if it has a minimum population of 5000, at least 75% of the male working population engaged in non-agricultural pursuits and a population density of 400 per sq.km. [3]
The 2011 Census of India gives it a ranking of 113th in India (out of a total of 640). [9] The district has a population density of 1,026 inhabitants per square kilometre (2,660/sq mi). [ 9 ] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 4.58%. [ 9 ]