Piravanthur Population, Caste, Working Data Kollam, Kerala - Census 2011

Piravanthur is a village situated in Pathanapuram taluka of Kollam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,217 families residing in the village Piravanthur. The total population of Piravanthur is 22,380 out of which 10,584 are males and 11,796 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Piravanthur is 1,115.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Piravanthur village is 1918 which is 9% of the total population. There are 966 male children and 952 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Piravanthur is 986 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,115) of Piravanthur village.

Population
22,380
Families
6,217
Literacy
93.02%
Sex Ratio
1,115

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Piravanthur is 93%. Thus Piravanthur village has higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 94.7% and the female literacy rate is 91.53% in Piravanthur village.

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

Piravanthur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,918 966 952
Literacy 93.02% 94.7% 91.53%
Scheduled Caste 4,022 1,948 2,074
Scheduled Tribe 520 253 267
Illiterate 3,347 1,476 1,871

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.3% of total population in Piravanthur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Piravanthur village out of total population, 8,470 were engaged in work activities. 67.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 32.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,470 workers engaged in Main Work, 928 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 901 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,737 4,277 1,460
Cultivators 928 807 121
Agriculture Labourer 901 702 199
Household Industries 117 82 35
Other Workers 3,791 2,686 1,105
Marginal Workers 2,733 1,600 1,133
Non Working 13,910 4,707 9,203

Nearby Villages to Piravanthur,

Below are the list of villages near Piravanthur village in Pathanapuram.

Village Population
Punnala 12,104
Valacode 73
Pathanapuram 32,339
Edamon 12,029
Pidavoor 9,843
Thenmala 11,366
Vilakkudy 32,995
Arienkavu 10,144
Thalavoor 24,385
Kulathupuzha 15,931

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