Kottathara Population, Caste, Working Data Palakkad, Kerala - Census 2011

Kottathara is a village situated in Mannarkad taluka of Palakkad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,790 families residing in the village Kottathara. The total population of Kottathara is 10,195 out of which 5,072 are males and 5,123 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottathara is 1,010.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottathara village is 956 which is 9% of the total population. There are 498 male children and 458 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottathara is 920 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,010) of Kottathara village.

Population
10,195
Families
2,790
Literacy
70.88%
Sex Ratio
1,010

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottathara is 70.9%. Thus Kottathara village has lower literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 76.63% and the female literacy rate is 65.25% in Kottathara village.

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

Kottathara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 956 498 458
Literacy 70.88% 76.63% 65.25%
Scheduled Caste 450 217 233
Scheduled Tribe 4,919 2,442 2,477
Illiterate 3,646 1,567 2,079

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 48.2% of total population in Kottathara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kottathara village out of total population, 5,205 were engaged in work activities. 66.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,205 workers engaged in Main Work, 652 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 877 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,438 2,120 1,318
Cultivators 652 408 244
Agriculture Labourer 877 502 375
Household Industries 48 30 18
Other Workers 1,861 1,180 681
Marginal Workers 1,767 918 849
Non Working 4,990 2,034 2,956

Nearby Villages to Kottathara,

Below are the list of villages near Kottathara village in Mannarkad.

Village Population
Agali 22,327
Sholayur 7,012
Pudur 6,026
Kallamala 12,614
Padavayal 6,144
Palakkayam 7,512
Payyanadam 16,260
Mannarkad-II 22,545
Kottoppadam-III 17,847
Pottassery- I 20,873

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