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

Pooyappally is a village situated in Kottarakkara taluka of Kollam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 6,405 families residing in the village Pooyappally. The total population of Pooyappally is 24,447 out of which 11,445 are males and 13,002 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pooyappally is 1,136.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pooyappally village is 2180 which is 9% of the total population. There are 1101 male children and 1079 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pooyappally is 980 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,136) of Pooyappally village.

Population
24,447
Families
6,405
Literacy
95.11%
Sex Ratio
1,136

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pooyappally is 95.1%. Thus Pooyappally village has higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 96.96% and the female literacy rate is 93.5% in Pooyappally village.

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

Pooyappally Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,180 1,101 1,079
Literacy 95.11% 96.96% 93.5%
Scheduled Caste 3,182 1,550 1,632
Scheduled Tribe 82 34 48
Illiterate 3,269 1,415 1,854

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Pooyappally village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pooyappally village out of total population, 7,778 were engaged in work activities. 54.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 45.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,778 workers engaged in Main Work, 416 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 491 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 4,262 2,947 1,315
Cultivators 416 372 44
Agriculture Labourer 491 417 74
Household Industries 93 72 21
Other Workers 3,262 2,086 1,176
Marginal Workers 3,516 2,480 1,036
Non Working 16,669 6,018 10,651

Nearby Villages to Pooyappally,

Below are the list of villages near Pooyappally village in Kottarakkara.

Village Population
Veliyam 16,298
Velinalloor 28,864
Elamad 27,248
Chadayamangalam 22,473
Valakam 16,384
Kottukkal 18,400
Ummannoor 17,406
Ittiva 17,270
Odanavattam 15,732
Kadakkal 30,719

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