Elackad Population, Caste, Working Data Kottayam, Kerala - Census 2011

Elackad is a village situated in Meenachil taluka of Kottayam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,249 families residing in the village Elackad. The total population of Elackad is 13,333 out of which 6,587 are males and 6,746 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Elackad is 1,024.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Elackad village is 1061 which is 8% of the total population. There are 527 male children and 534 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Elackad is 1,013 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,024) of Elackad village.

Population
13,333
Families
3,249
Literacy
97.86%
Sex Ratio
1,024

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Elackad is 97.9%. Thus Elackad village has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.51% and the female literacy rate is 97.22% in Elackad village.

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

Elackad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,061 527 534
Literacy 97.86% 98.51% 97.22%
Scheduled Caste 1,420 668 752
Scheduled Tribe 48 23 25
Illiterate 1,324 617 707

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Elackad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Elackad village out of total population, 6,356 were engaged in work activities. 78.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,356 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,099 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 708 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,963 3,651 1,312
Cultivators 1,099 917 182
Agriculture Labourer 708 502 206
Household Industries 61 48 13
Other Workers 3,095 2,184 911
Marginal Workers 1,393 363 1,030
Non Working 6,977 2,573 4,404

Nearby Villages to Elackad,

Below are the list of villages near Elackad village in Meenachil.

Village Population
Kanakkari 22,793
Kidangoor 25,170
Kuravilangad 18,033
Puliyannoor 15,414
Kurichithanam 9,383
Meenachil 15,608
Vallichira 13,716
Poovarany 16,102
Lalam 9,137
Kondoor 20,510

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