Marakkara Population, Caste, Working Data Malappuram, Kerala - Census 2011

Marakkara is a village situated in Tirur taluka of Malappuram district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,466 families residing in the village Marakkara. The total population of Marakkara is 18,187 out of which 8,362 are males and 9,825 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Marakkara is 1,175.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Marakkara village is 2594 which is 14% of the total population. There are 1367 male children and 1227 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Marakkara is 898 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,175) of Marakkara village.

Population
18,187
Families
3,466
Literacy
93.57%
Sex Ratio
1,175

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Marakkara is 93.6%. Thus Marakkara village has higher literacy rate compared to 80.5% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 95.48% and the female literacy rate is 92.02% in Marakkara village.

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

Marakkara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,594 1,367 1,227
Literacy 93.57% 95.48% 92.02%
Scheduled Caste 603 283 320
Scheduled Tribe 73 42 31
Illiterate 3,596 1,683 1,913

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Marakkara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Marakkara village out of total population, 3,828 were engaged in work activities. 78.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,828 workers engaged in Main Work, 150 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 276 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,008 2,666 342
Cultivators 150 142 8
Agriculture Labourer 276 269 7
Household Industries 32 31 1
Other Workers 2,550 2,224 326
Marginal Workers 820 638 182
Non Working 14,359 5,058 9,301

Nearby Villages to Marakkara,

Below are the list of villages near Marakkara village in Tirur.

Village Population
Kalpakancheri 33,721
Ponmala 33,922
Valavannur 33,159
Melmuri 22,217
Niramaruthur 29,846
Edayoor 36,498
Ozhur 34,016
Athavanad 20,480
Tanur 44,973
Kurumbathur 20,707

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