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

Vakathanam is a village situated in Changanassery taluka of Kottayam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,972 families residing in the village Vakathanam. The total population of Vakathanam is 19,589 out of which 9,429 are males and 10,160 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vakathanam is 1,078.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vakathanam village is 1526 which is 8% of the total population. There are 756 male children and 770 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vakathanam is 1,019 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,078) of Vakathanam village.

Population
19,589
Families
4,972
Literacy
98.14%
Sex Ratio
1,078

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vakathanam is 98.1%. Thus Vakathanam village has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.75% and the female literacy rate is 97.57% in Vakathanam village.

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

Vakathanam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,526 756 770
Literacy 98.14% 98.75% 97.57%
Scheduled Caste 1,057 513 544
Scheduled Tribe 72 35 37
Illiterate 1,862 864 998

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.4% of total population in Vakathanam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vakathanam village out of total population, 6,628 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 6,628 workers engaged in Main Work, 368 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 295 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,492 4,267 1,225
Cultivators 368 328 40
Agriculture Labourer 295 251 44
Household Industries 139 99 40
Other Workers 4,690 3,589 1,101
Marginal Workers 1,136 642 494
Non Working 12,961 4,520 8,441

Nearby Villages to Vakathanam,

Below are the list of villages near Vakathanam village in Changanassery.

Village Population
Kurichy 35,815
Vazhappally Padinjaru 10,655
Changanassery 4,754
Madappally 35,176
Thottackad 13,990
Karukachal 22,977
Nedumkunnam 22,394
Vazhoor 23,909
Kangazha 21,340
Vellavoor 17,150

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