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

Valat is a village situated in Mananthavady taluka of Wayanad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 2,477 families residing in the village Valat. The total population of Valat is 10,799 out of which 5,350 are males and 5,449 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Valat is 1,019.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Valat village is 1212 which is 11% of the total population. There are 600 male children and 612 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Valat is 1,020 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,019) of Valat village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Valat is 92%. Thus Valat village has a higher literacy rate compared to 79% of Wayanad district. The male literacy rate is 94.91% and the female literacy rate is 89.17% in Valat village.

Population
10,799
Families
2,477
Literacy
92.01%
Sex Ratio
1,019

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

Valat Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,212 600 612
Literacy 92.01% 94.91% 89.17%
Scheduled Caste 62 28 34
Scheduled Tribe 2,191 1,105 1,086
Illiterate 1,978 842 1,136

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.3% of total population in Valat village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Valat village out of total population, 4,422 were engaged in work activities. 84% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,422 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,480 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,004 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,714 2,877 837
Cultivators 1,480 1,247 233
Agriculture Labourer 1,004 725 279
Household Industries 11 8 3
Other Workers 1,219 897 322
Marginal Workers 708 244 464
Non Working 6,377 2,229 4,148

Map of Valat, Wayanad, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Valat, Mananthavady

Below are the list of villages near Valat village in Mananthavady.

Village Population
Thondernad 11,752
Edavaka 16,737
Periya 11,174
Nalloornad 16,928
Thavinhal 17,840
Cherukottur 11,462
Mananthavady 34,663
Panamaram 12,683
Payyampally 13,311
Anchukunnu 19,078

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