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

Vechoor is a village situated in Vaikom taluka of Kottayam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,168 families residing in the village Vechoor. The total population of Vechoor is 17,041 out of which 8,315 are males and 8,726 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vechoor is 1,049.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vechoor village is 1573 which is 9% of the total population. There are 803 male children and 770 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vechoor is 959 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,049) of Vechoor village.

Population
17,041
Families
4,168
Literacy
96.57%
Sex Ratio
1,049

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vechoor is 96.6%. Thus Vechoor village has higher literacy rate compared to 88.6% of Kottayam district. The male literacy rate is 98.18% and the female literacy rate is 95.06% in Vechoor village.

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

Vechoor Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,573 803 770
Literacy 96.57% 98.18% 95.06%
Scheduled Caste 2,181 1,086 1,095
Scheduled Tribe 23 14 9
Illiterate 2,103 940 1,163

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Vechoor village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vechoor village out of total population, 7,485 were engaged in work activities. 74.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,485 workers engaged in Main Work, 223 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 923 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,580 3,940 1,640
Cultivators 223 210 13
Agriculture Labourer 923 575 348
Household Industries 196 45 151
Other Workers 4,238 3,110 1,128
Marginal Workers 1,905 758 1,147
Non Working 9,556 3,617 5,939

Nearby Villages to Vechoor,

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

Village Population
Thalayazham 20,151
Kallara 13,562
Vaikom 19,511
Muttuchira 15,962
Naduvile 8,593
Manjoor 14,696
Vadakkemuri 17,019
Kothanalloor 13,192
Kulasekharamangalam 21,728
Vadayar 22,571

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