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

Ozhalapathy is a village situated in Chittur taluka of Palakkad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,386 families residing in the village Ozhalapathy. The total population of Ozhalapathy is 8,742 out of which 4,306 are males and 4,436 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ozhalapathy is 1,030.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ozhalapathy village is 751 which is 9% of the total population. There are 379 male children and 372 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ozhalapathy is 982 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,030) of Ozhalapathy village.

Population
8,742
Families
2,386
Literacy
74.16%
Sex Ratio
1,030

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ozhalapathy is 74.2%. Thus Ozhalapathy village has lower literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 80.34% and the female literacy rate is 68.18% in Ozhalapathy village.

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

Ozhalapathy Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 751 379 372
Literacy 74.16% 80.34% 68.18%
Scheduled Caste 928 472 456
Scheduled Tribe 601 289 312
Illiterate 2,816 1,151 1,665

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 6.9% of total population in Ozhalapathy village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ozhalapathy village out of total population, 4,477 were engaged in work activities. 78.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,477 workers engaged in Main Work, 804 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,524 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,509 2,223 1,286
Cultivators 804 601 203
Agriculture Labourer 1,524 737 787
Household Industries 79 59 20
Other Workers 1,102 826 276
Marginal Workers 968 527 441
Non Working 4,265 1,556 2,709

Nearby Villages to Ozhalapathy,

Below are the list of villages near Ozhalapathy village in Chittur.

Village Population
Vadakarapathy 17,717
Eruthempathy 9,469
Kozhinjampara 12,311
Kozhipathy 12,265
Nalleppilly 14,361
Valiyavallampathy 12,864
Thekkedesom 13,108
Moolathara 9,764
Chittur 5,244
Perumatty 8,150

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