Valakam Population, Caste, Working Data Ernakulam, Kerala - Census 2011

Valakam is a village situated in Muvattupuzha taluka of Ernakulam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,012 families residing in the village Valakam. The total population of Valakam is 15,966 out of which 7,975 are males and 7,991 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Valakam is 1,002.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Valakam village is 1339 which is 8% of the total population. There are 698 male children and 641 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valakam is 918 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002) of Valakam village.

Population
15,966
Families
4,012
Literacy
96.68%
Sex Ratio
1,002

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Valakam is 96.7%. Thus Valakam village has higher literacy rate compared to 87% of Ernakulam district. The male literacy rate is 98.14% and the female literacy rate is 95.22% in Valakam village.

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

Valakam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,339 698 641
Literacy 96.68% 98.14% 95.22%
Scheduled Caste 653 326 327
Scheduled Tribe 49 28 21
Illiterate 1,825 833 992

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Valakam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Valakam village out of total population, 6,080 were engaged in work activities. 86.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,080 workers engaged in Main Work, 570 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 354 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,234 4,034 1,200
Cultivators 570 538 32
Agriculture Labourer 354 253 101
Household Industries 73 58 15
Other Workers 4,237 3,185 1,052
Marginal Workers 846 421 425
Non Working 9,886 3,520 6,366

Nearby Villages to Valakam,

Below are the list of villages near Valakam village in Muvattupuzha.

Village Population
Mulavoor 33,901
Enanalloor 22,561
Kalloorkkad 12,911
Manjalloor 17,145
Muvattupuzha 19,797
Arakuzha 13,335
Marady 17,176
Memury 10,049
Ramamangalam 10,035
Maneed 16,980

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