Cheeral Population, Caste, Working Data Wayanad, Kerala - Census 2011

Cheeral is a village situated in Sulthanbathery taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3,823 families residing in the village Cheeral. The total population of Cheeral is 15,725 out of which 7,667 are males and 8,058 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Cheeral is 1,051.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Cheeral village is 1554 which is 10% of the total population. There are 784 male children and 770 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Cheeral is 982 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,051) of Cheeral village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Cheeral is 88.5%. Thus Cheeral village has a higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 91.7% and the female literacy rate is 85.5% in Cheeral village.

Population
15,725
Families
3,823
Literacy
88.51%
Sex Ratio
1,051

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

Cheeral Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,554 784 770
Literacy 88.51% 91.7% 85.5%
Scheduled Caste 284 125 159
Scheduled Tribe 2,509 1,188 1,321
Illiterate 3,182 1,355 1,827

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 16% of total population in Cheeral village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Cheeral village out of total population, 6,828 were engaged in work activities. 76.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,828 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,450 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,904 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,223 3,733 1,490
Cultivators 1,450 1,211 239
Agriculture Labourer 1,904 1,126 778
Household Industries 16 10 6
Other Workers 1,853 1,386 467
Marginal Workers 1,605 905 700
Non Working 8,897 3,029 5,868

Map of Cheeral, Wayanad, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Cheeral, Sulthanbathery

Below are the list of villages near Cheeral village in Sulthanbathery.

Village Population
Noolpuzha 14,133
Nenmeni 31,225
Kuppadi 26,662
Ambalavayal 16,988
Sulthanbathery 23,333
Thomattuchal 17,984
Krishnagiri 12,952
Purakkadi 21,022
Irulam 21,052
Kidanganad 9,122

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