Vaikom Population, Caste, Working Data Kottayam, Kerala - Census 2011

Vaikom is a village situated in Vaikom taluka of Kottayam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,708 families residing in the village Vaikom. The total population of Vaikom is 19,511 out of which 9,418 are males and 10,093 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vaikom is 1,072.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vaikom village is 1671 which is 9% of the total population. There are 824 male children and 847 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vaikom is 1,028 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,072) of Vaikom village.

Population
19,511
Families
4,708
Literacy
95.61%
Sex Ratio
1,072

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vaikom is 95.6%. Thus Vaikom village has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 97.89% and the female literacy rate is 93.48% in Vaikom village.

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

Vaikom Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,671 824 847
Literacy 95.61% 97.89% 93.48%
Scheduled Caste 1,371 644 727
Scheduled Tribe 205 97 108
Illiterate 2,455 1,005 1,450

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Vaikom village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vaikom village out of total population, 9,166 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9,166 workers engaged in Main Work, 138 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 197 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 7,433 4,786 2,647
Cultivators 138 109 29
Agriculture Labourer 197 136 61
Household Industries 754 233 521
Other Workers 6,344 4,308 2,036
Marginal Workers 1,733 644 1,089
Non Working 10,345 3,988 6,357

Nearby Villages to Vaikom,

Below are the list of villages near Vaikom village in Vaikom.

Village Population
Naduvile 8,593
Thalayazham 20,151
Vadakkemuri 17,019
Vechoor 17,041
Kulasekharamangalam 21,728
Kallara 13,562
Vadayar 22,571
Muttuchira 15,962
Kaduthuruthy 19,352
Manjoor 14,696

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