Chengalai Population, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011

Chengalai is a village situated in Taliparamba taluka of Kannur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 3,270 families residing in the village Chengalai. The total population of Chengalai is 15,800 out of which 7,462 are males and 8,338 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chengalai is 1,117.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Chengalai village is 1969 which is 12% of the total population. There are 976 male children and 993 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chengalai is 1,017 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,117) of Chengalai village.

Population
15,800
Families
3,270
Literacy
92.7%
Sex Ratio
1,117

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chengalai is 92.7%. Thus Chengalai village has higher literacy rate compared to 84.8% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 96.32% and the female literacy rate is 89.52% in Chengalai village.

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

Chengalai Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,969 976 993
Literacy 92.7% 96.32% 89.52%
Scheduled Caste 1,465 749 716
Scheduled Tribe 36 18 18
Illiterate 2,978 1,215 1,763

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.2% of total population in Chengalai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chengalai village out of total population, 4,769 were engaged in work activities. 80.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,769 workers engaged in Main Work, 343 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 527 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,835 3,139 696
Cultivators 343 293 50
Agriculture Labourer 527 355 172
Household Industries 26 24 2
Other Workers 2,939 2,467 472
Marginal Workers 934 640 294
Non Working 11,031 3,683 7,348

Nearby Villages to Chengalai,

Below are the list of villages near Chengalai village in Taliparamba.

Village Population
Malapattam 9,628
Kayaralam 17,159
Sreekandapuram 17,630
Kalliad 9,410
Padiyoor 12,114
Vayathur 22,743
Nuchiyad 12,686
Payyavoor 22,998
Eruvassy 19,216
Nediyanga 15,859

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