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

Pozhuthana is a village situated in Vythiri taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,571 families residing in the village Pozhuthana. The total population of Pozhuthana is 6,406 out of which 3,099 are males and 3,307 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pozhuthana is 1,067.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pozhuthana village is 778 which is 12% of the total population. There are 398 male children and 380 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pozhuthana is 955 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,067) of Pozhuthana village.

Population
6,406
Families
1,571
Literacy
86.05%
Sex Ratio
1,067

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pozhuthana is 86.1%. Thus Pozhuthana village has higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 90.23% and the female literacy rate is 82.2% in Pozhuthana village.

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

Pozhuthana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 778 398 380
Literacy 86.05% 90.23% 82.2%
Scheduled Caste 689 346 343
Scheduled Tribe 2,207 1,122 1,085
Illiterate 1,563 662 901

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 34.5% of total population in Pozhuthana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pozhuthana village out of total population, 2,942 were engaged in work activities. 79.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,942 workers engaged in Main Work, 69 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 423 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,344 1,387 957
Cultivators 69 49 20
Agriculture Labourer 423 243 180
Household Industries 18 12 6
Other Workers 1,834 1,083 751
Marginal Workers 598 349 249
Non Working 3,464 1,363 2,101

Nearby Villages to Pozhuthana,

Below are the list of villages near Pozhuthana village in Vythiri.

Village Population
Achooranam 11,998
Kunnathidavaka 10,309
Thariyode 1,653
Chundale 7,996
Kavumannam 10,106
Kottappadi 23,384
Vengappally 11,692
Thrikkaipatta 8,551
Muttil South 22,355
Muppainad 22,892

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