Maruthonkara Population, Caste, Working Data Kozhikode, Kerala - Census 2011

Maruthonkara is a village situated in Vadakara taluka of Kozhikode district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,689 families residing in the village Maruthonkara. The total population of Maruthonkara is 23,487 out of which 11,306 are males and 12,181 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Maruthonkara is 1,077.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Maruthonkara village is 2531 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1247 male children and 1284 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Maruthonkara is 1,030 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,077) of Maruthonkara village.

Population
23,487
Families
5,689
Literacy
92.52%
Sex Ratio
1,077

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Maruthonkara is 92.5%. Thus Maruthonkara village has higher literacy rate compared to 84.7% of Kozhikode district. The male literacy rate is 96.47% and the female literacy rate is 88.88% in Maruthonkara village.

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

Maruthonkara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,531 1,247 1,284
Literacy 92.52% 96.47% 88.88%
Scheduled Caste 778 392 386
Scheduled Tribe 176 86 90
Illiterate 4,098 1,602 2,496

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.7% of total population in Maruthonkara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Maruthonkara village out of total population, 8,217 were engaged in work activities. 72.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,217 workers engaged in Main Work, 130 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 228 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,923 4,884 1,039
Cultivators 130 112 18
Agriculture Labourer 228 193 35
Household Industries 20 16 4
Other Workers 5,545 4,563 982
Marginal Workers 2,294 1,180 1,114
Non Working 15,270 5,242 10,028

Nearby Villages to Maruthonkara,

Below are the list of villages near Maruthonkara village in Vadakara.

Village Population
Kuttiadi 19,351
Velom 26,738
Thiruvallur 14,429
Purameri 27,612
Narippatta 21,381
Kayakkodi 24,578
Kavilumpara 19,212
Thinoor 5,148
Vilangad 3,778
Vanimel 25,680

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