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

Velappaya is a village situated in Thrissur taluka of Thrissur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,185 families residing in the village Velappaya. The total population of Velappaya is 4,575 out of which 2,233 are males and 2,342 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Velappaya is 1,049.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Velappaya village is 378 which is 8% of the total population. There are 199 male children and 179 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Velappaya is 899 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,049) of Velappaya village.

Population
4,575
Families
1,185
Literacy
96.83%
Sex Ratio
1,049

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Velappaya is 96.8%. Thus Velappaya village has higher literacy rate compared to 85.8% of Thrissur district. The male literacy rate is 97.89% and the female literacy rate is 95.84% in Velappaya village.

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

Velappaya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 378 199 179
Literacy 96.83% 97.89% 95.84%
Scheduled Caste 567 274 293
Scheduled Tribe 27 13 14
Illiterate 511 242 269

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Velappaya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Velappaya village out of total population, 1,701 were engaged in work activities. 91.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,701 workers engaged in Main Work, 41 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,553 1,084 469
Cultivators 41 34 7
Agriculture Labourer 81 41 40
Household Industries 34 21 13
Other Workers 1,397 988 409
Marginal Workers 148 80 68
Non Working 2,874 1,069 1,805

Nearby Villages to Velappaya,

Below are the list of villages near Velappaya village in Thrissur.

Village Population
Madakkathara 16,850
Chalakkal 2,938
Pananchery 19,832
Peechi 26,946
Mannamangalam 7,878
Mulayam 9,465
Pullu 1,196
Pallippuram 2,450
Alappad 4,448
Chazhoor 5,827

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