Puthenchira Population, Caste, Working Data Thrissur, Kerala - Census 2011

Puthenchira is a village situated in Mukundapuram taluka of Thrissur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,531 families residing in the village Puthenchira. The total population of Puthenchira is 21,416 out of which 9,815 are males and 11,601 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Puthenchira is 1,182.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Puthenchira village is 2137 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1103 male children and 1034 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Puthenchira is 937 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,182) of Puthenchira village.

Population
21,416
Families
5,531
Literacy
95.3%
Sex Ratio
1,182

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Puthenchira is 95.3%. Thus Puthenchira village has higher literacy rate compared to 85.8% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 96.81% and the female literacy rate is 94.05% in Puthenchira village.

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

Puthenchira Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,137 1,103 1,034
Literacy 95.3% 96.81% 94.05%
Scheduled Caste 2,929 1,415 1,514
Scheduled Tribe 31 16 15
Illiterate 3,044 1,381 1,663

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Puthenchira village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Puthenchira village out of total population, 6,563 were engaged in work activities. 82.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,563 workers engaged in Main Work, 448 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 721 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,438 4,360 1,078
Cultivators 448 410 38
Agriculture Labourer 721 546 175
Household Industries 118 89 29
Other Workers 4,151 3,315 836
Marginal Workers 1,125 709 416
Non Working 14,853 4,746 10,107

Nearby Villages to Puthenchira,

Below are the list of villages near Puthenchira village in Mukundapuram.

Village Population
Karumathra 4,041
Vadakkumbhagom 7,075
Vallivattom 8,537
Annallur 7,070
Kottanellur 11,133
Melur 22,678
Thazhekkad 13,241
Kizhakkummuri 14,905
Alur 23,075
Alathur 12,678

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