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

Periya is a village situated in Mananthavady taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,571 families residing in the village Periya. The total population of Periya is 11,174 out of which 5,574 are males and 5,600 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Periya is 1,005.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Periya village is 1125 which is 10% of the total population. There are 598 male children and 527 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Periya is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,005) of Periya village.

Population
11,174
Families
2,571
Literacy
87.54%
Sex Ratio
1,005

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Periya is 87.5%. Thus Periya village has higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 91.1% and the female literacy rate is 84.05% in Periya village.

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

Periya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,125 598 527
Literacy 87.54% 91.1% 84.05%
Scheduled Caste 359 173 186
Scheduled Tribe 2,610 1,310 1,300
Illiterate 2,377 1,041 1,336

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 23.4% of total population in Periya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Periya village out of total population, 5,092 were engaged in work activities. 80.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5,092 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,546 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,011 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,111 2,816 1,295
Cultivators 1,546 1,138 408
Agriculture Labourer 1,011 674 337
Household Industries 47 34 13
Other Workers 1,507 970 537
Marginal Workers 981 538 443
Non Working 6,082 2,220 3,862

Nearby Villages to Periya,

Below are the list of villages near Periya village in Mananthavady.

Village Population
Thavinhal 17,840
Thondernad 11,752
Mananthavady 34,663
Valat 10,799
Payyampally 13,311
Edavaka 16,737
Thrissilery 16,818
Nalloornad 16,928
Thirunelly 12,878
Cherukottur 11,462

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