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

Krishnagiri is a village situated in Sulthanbathery taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3,229 families residing in the village Krishnagiri. The total population of Krishnagiri is 12,952 out of which 6,489 are males and 6,463 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Krishnagiri is 996.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Krishnagiri village is 1212 which is 9% of the total population. There are 618 male children and 594 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Krishnagiri is 961 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (996) of Krishnagiri village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Krishnagiri is 90.7%. Thus Krishnagiri village has a higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 94.11% and the female literacy rate is 87.2% in Krishnagiri village.

Population
12,952
Families
3,229
Literacy
90.66%
Sex Ratio
996

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

Krishnagiri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,212 618 594
Literacy 90.66% 94.11% 87.2%
Scheduled Caste 494 263 231
Scheduled Tribe 2,944 1,445 1,499
Illiterate 2,309 964 1,345

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 3.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 22.7% of total population in Krishnagiri village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Krishnagiri village out of total population, 6,140 were engaged in work activities. 82.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,140 workers engaged in Main Work, 662 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,014 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,042 3,527 1,515
Cultivators 662 541 121
Agriculture Labourer 1,014 624 390
Household Industries 24 17 7
Other Workers 3,342 2,345 997
Marginal Workers 1,098 479 619
Non Working 6,812 2,483 4,329

Map of Krishnagiri, Wayanad, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Krishnagiri, Sulthanbathery

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

Village Population
Purakkadi 21,022
Sulthanbathery 23,333
Irulam 21,052
Kuppadi 26,662
Kidanganad 9,122
Noolpuzha 14,133
Padichira 28,970
Cheeral 15,725
Pulpalli 28,322
Nenmeni 31,225

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