Koloyad Population, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

Koloyad is a village situated in Thalassery taluka of Kannur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,915 families residing in the village Koloyad. The total population of Koloyad is 12,616 out of which 5,977 are males and 6,639 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Koloyad is 1,111.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Koloyad village is 1233 which is 10% of the total population. There are 637 male children and 596 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Koloyad is 936 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,111) of Koloyad village.

Population
12,616
Families
2,915
Literacy
90.64%
Sex Ratio
1,111

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Koloyad is 90.6%. Thus Koloyad village has higher literacy rate compared to 84.8% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 94.01% and the female literacy rate is 87.67% in Koloyad village.

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

Koloyad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,233 637 596
Literacy 90.64% 94.01% 87.67%
Scheduled Caste 125 56 69
Scheduled Tribe 3,030 1,443 1,587
Illiterate 2,298 957 1,341

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24% of total population in Koloyad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Koloyad village out of total population, 4,927 were engaged in work activities. 68.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,927 workers engaged in Main Work, 256 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 687 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,396 2,471 925
Cultivators 256 206 50
Agriculture Labourer 687 426 261
Household Industries 21 13 8
Other Workers 2,432 1,826 606
Marginal Workers 1,531 860 671
Non Working 7,689 2,646 5,043

Nearby Villages to Koloyad,

Below are the list of villages near Koloyad village in Thalassery.

Village Population
Vekkalam 7,174
Kannavam 9,211
Vellarvelly 7,769
Sivapuram 16,047
Tholambra 6,267
Cheruvanchery 10,341
Thillenkeri 14,583
Puthoor 19,575
Muzhakkunnu 21,807
Thrippangottur 29,911

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