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

Vadakkethara is a village situated in Talappilly taluka of Thrissur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,489 families residing in the village Vadakkethara. The total population of Vadakkethara is 10,261 out of which 4,963 are males and 5,298 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadakkethara is 1,067.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadakkethara village is 1057 which is 10% of the total population. There are 570 male children and 487 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadakkethara is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,067) of Vadakkethara village.

Population
10,261
Families
2,489
Literacy
89.3%
Sex Ratio
1,067

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadakkethara is 89.3%. Thus Vadakkethara village has higher literacy rate compared to 85.8% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 92.88% and the female literacy rate is 86.03% in Vadakkethara village.

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

Vadakkethara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,057 570 487
Literacy 89.3% 92.88% 86.03%
Scheduled Caste 1,987 964 1,023
Scheduled Tribe 51 26 25
Illiterate 2,042 883 1,159

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 19.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.5% of total population in Vadakkethara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vadakkethara village out of total population, 4,348 were engaged in work activities. 81.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,348 workers engaged in Main Work, 193 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 374 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,559 2,607 952
Cultivators 193 159 34
Agriculture Labourer 374 175 199
Household Industries 81 59 22
Other Workers 2,911 2,214 697
Marginal Workers 789 283 506
Non Working 5,913 2,073 3,840

Nearby Villages to Vadakkethara,

Below are the list of villages near Vadakkethara village in Talappilly.

Village Population
Thiruvilwamala 11,793
Kondazhy 11,507
Pampady 3,515
Chelakode 4,236
Mayannur 6,660
Venganellur 10,664
Painkulam 9,517
Killimangalam 9,119
Varavoor 8,944
Panjal 6,388

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