Chirakkara Population, Caste, Working Data Kollam, Kerala - Census 2011

Chirakkara is a village situated in Kollam taluka of Kollam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,516 families residing in the village Chirakkara. The total population of Chirakkara is 17,342 out of which 8,007 are males and 9,335 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chirakkara is 1,166.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chirakkara village is 1767 which is 10% of the total population. There are 883 male children and 884 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chirakkara is 1,001 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,166) of Chirakkara village.

Population
17,342
Families
4,516
Literacy
94.64%
Sex Ratio
1,166

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chirakkara is 94.6%. Thus Chirakkara village has higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 96.35% and the female literacy rate is 93.2% in Chirakkara village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Chirakkara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Chirakkara Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Chirakkara village.

Total Male Female
Children 1,767 883 884
Literacy 94.64% 96.35% 93.2%
Scheduled Caste 3,011 1,409 1,602
Scheduled Tribe 139 66 73
Illiterate 2,602 1,143 1,459

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 17.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Chirakkara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chirakkara village out of total population, 6,596 were engaged in work activities. 66.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,596 workers engaged in Main Work, 284 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 303 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,389 2,912 1,477
Cultivators 284 225 59
Agriculture Labourer 303 261 42
Household Industries 84 42 42
Other Workers 3,718 2,384 1,334
Marginal Workers 2,207 1,363 844
Non Working 10,746 3,732 7,014

Nearby Villages to Chirakkara,

Below are the list of villages near Chirakkara village in Kollam.

Village Population
Pallimon 20,677
Paravoor 5,817
Mulavana 35,887
Parippally 29,371
Kizhakkekallada 21,820
Kalluvathukkal 21,555
Mundrothuruth 9,054

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