Vayakkara Population, Caste, Working Data Kannur, Kerala - Census 2011
Vayakkara is a village situated in Taliparamba taluka of Kannur district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 4,493 families residing in the village Vayakkara. The total population of Vayakkara is 18,687 out of which 8,986 are males and 9,701 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vayakkara is 1,080.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vayakkara village is 1989 which is 11% of the total population. There are 1015 male children and 974 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vayakkara is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,080) of Vayakkara village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vayakkara is 94.5%. Thus Vayakkara village has higher literacy rate compared to 84.8% of Kannur district. The male literacy rate is 96.25% and the female literacy rate is 92.82% in Vayakkara village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vayakkara village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Vayakkara Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vayakkara village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 1,989 | 1,015 | 974 |
| Literacy | 94.45% | 96.25% | 92.82% |
| Scheduled Caste | 812 | 391 | 421 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 551 | 262 | 289 |
| Illiterate | 2,915 | 1,314 | 1,601 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.9% of total population in Vayakkara village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Vayakkara village out of total population, 6,998 were engaged in work activities. 85.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,998 workers engaged in Main Work, 355 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 753 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 5,997 | 4,605 | 1,392 |
| Cultivators | 355 | 299 | 56 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 753 | 518 | 235 |
| Household Industries | 51 | 34 | 17 |
| Other Workers | 4,838 | 3,754 | 1,084 |
| Marginal Workers | 1,001 | 504 | 497 |
| Non Working | 11,689 | 3,877 | 7,812 |
Nearby Villages to Vayakkara,
Below are the list of villages near Vayakkara village in Taliparamba.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Thimiri | 18,044 |
| Pulingome | 10,672 |
| Peringome | 16,721 |
| Thirumeni | 8,611 |
| Vellora | 10,239 |
| Alakode | 33,173 |
| Kuttoor | 8,143 |
| Vellad | 25,875 |
| Perinthatta | 5,416 |
| New Naduvil | 20,369 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Vayakkara, Kannur, Kerala - Wikipedia