Vadakarapathy Population, Caste, Working Data Palakkad, Kerala - Census 2011
Vadakarapathy is a village situated in Chittur taluka of Palakkad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,458 families residing in the village Vadakarapathy. The total population of Vadakarapathy is 17,717 out of which 8,866 are males and 8,851 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vadakarapathy is 998.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vadakarapathy village is 1669 which is 9% of the total population. There are 837 male children and 832 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vadakarapathy is 994 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (998) of Vadakarapathy village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vadakarapathy is 81.8%. Thus Vadakarapathy village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 87.99% and the female literacy rate is 75.53% in Vadakarapathy village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vadakarapathy village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vadakarapathy Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vadakarapathy village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,669 | 837 | 832 |
| Literacy | 81.77% | 87.99% | 75.53% |
| Scheduled Caste | 843 | 428 | 415 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 228 | 119 | 109 |
| Illiterate | 4,595 | 1,801 | 2,794 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.3% of total population in Vadakarapathy village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vadakarapathy village out of total population, 8,925 were engaged in work activities. 79% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 21% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 8,925 workers engaged in Main Work, 991 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2,040 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 7,051 | 4,622 | 2,429 |
| Cultivators | 991 | 656 | 335 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 2,040 | 1,070 | 970 |
| Household Industries | 258 | 134 | 124 |
| Other Workers | 3,762 | 2,762 | 1,000 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,874 | 889 | 985 |
| Non Working | 8,792 | 3,355 | 5,437 |
Nearby Villages to Vadakarapathy,
Below are the list of villages near Vadakarapathy village in Chittur.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Kozhinjampara | 12,311 |
| Ozhalapathy | 8,742 |
| Nalleppilly | 14,361 |
| Eruthempathy | 9,469 |
| Thekkedesom | 13,108 |
| Kozhipathy | 12,265 |
| Chittur | 5,244 |
| Valiyavallampathy | 12,864 |
| Thathamangalam | 7,306 |
| Moolathara | 9,764 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vadakarapathy, Palakkad, Kerala - Wikipedia