Edavaka Population, Caste, Working Data Wayanad, Kerala - Census 2011

Edavaka is a village situated in Mananthavady taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,727 families residing in the village Edavaka. The total population of Edavaka is 16,737 out of which 8,245 are males and 8,492 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Edavaka is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Edavaka village is 1960 which is 12% of the total population. There are 995 male children and 965 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Edavaka is 970 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030) of Edavaka village.

Population
16,737
Families
3,727
Literacy
91.24%
Sex Ratio
1,030

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Edavaka is 91.2%. Thus Edavaka village has higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 94.58% and the female literacy rate is 88.02% in Edavaka village.

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

Edavaka Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,960 995 965
Literacy 91.24% 94.58% 88.02%
Scheduled Caste 274 144 130
Scheduled Tribe 2,299 1,129 1,170
Illiterate 3,255 1,388 1,867

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13.7% of total population in Edavaka village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Edavaka village out of total population, 6,056 were engaged in work activities. 77.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,056 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,173 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,069 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,718 3,664 1,054
Cultivators 1,173 959 214
Agriculture Labourer 1,069 757 312
Household Industries 32 22 10
Other Workers 2,444 1,926 518
Marginal Workers 1,338 675 663
Non Working 10,681 3,906 6,775

Nearby Villages to Edavaka,

Below are the list of villages near Edavaka village in Mananthavady.

Village Population
Valat 10,799
Nalloornad 16,928
Thondernad 11,752
Cherukottur 11,462
Periya 11,174
Panamaram 12,683
Thavinhal 17,840
Anchukunnu 19,078
Mananthavady 34,663
Porunnanore 22,137

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