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

Kottathara is a village situated in Vythiri taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,920 families residing in the village Kottathara. The total population of Kottathara is 17,295 out of which 8,489 are males and 8,806 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kottathara is 1,037.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kottathara village is 1985 which is 11% of the total population. There are 982 male children and 1003 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kottathara is 1,021 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,037) of Kottathara village.

Population
17,295
Families
3,920
Literacy
88.64%
Sex Ratio
1,037

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kottathara is 88.6%. Thus Kottathara village has higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 92.86% and the female literacy rate is 84.58% 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 1,985 982 1,003
Literacy 88.64% 92.86% 84.58%
Scheduled Caste 565 279 286
Scheduled Tribe 4,951 2,398 2,553
Illiterate 3,724 1,518 2,206

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 28.6% of total population in Kottathara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Kottathara village out of total population, 7,563 were engaged in work activities. 70.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 29.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,563 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,971 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,349 3,914 1,435
Cultivators 1,155 1,017 138
Agriculture Labourer 1,971 1,282 689
Household Industries 53 39 14
Other Workers 2,170 1,576 594
Marginal Workers 2,214 1,116 1,098
Non Working 9,732 3,459 6,273

Nearby Villages to Kottathara,

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

Village Population
Kuppadithara 9,761
Kaniambetta 29,363
Padinharethara 16,146
Muttil North 12,382
Muttil South 22,355
Vengappally 11,692
Kavumannam 10,106
Thariyode 1,653
Achooranam 11,998
Pozhuthana 6,406

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