Chithara Population, Caste, Working Data Kollam, Kerala - Census 2011

Chithara is a village situated in Kottarakkara taluka of Kollam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 5,260 families residing in the village Chithara. The total population of Chithara is 20,268 out of which 9,381 are males and 10,887 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Chithara is 1,161.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Chithara village is 2091 which is 10% of the total population. There are 1083 male children and 1008 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Chithara is 931 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,161) of Chithara village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Chithara is 91.1%. Thus Chithara village has a higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 93.97% and the female literacy rate is 88.75% in Chithara village.

Population
20,268
Families
5,260
Literacy
91.14%
Sex Ratio
1,161

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

Chithara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 2,091 1,083 1,008
Literacy 91.14% 93.97% 88.75%
Scheduled Caste 3,049 1,416 1,633
Scheduled Tribe 534 242 292
Illiterate 3,702 1,583 2,119

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.6% of total population in Chithara village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Chithara village out of total population, 6,664 were engaged in work activities. 81.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,664 workers engaged in Main Work, 629 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,080 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,403 4,271 1,132
Cultivators 629 564 65
Agriculture Labourer 1,080 853 227
Household Industries 98 76 22
Other Workers 3,596 2,778 818
Marginal Workers 1,261 804 457
Non Working 13,604 4,306 9,298

Map of Chithara, Kollam, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Chithara, Kottarakkara

Below are the list of villages near Chithara village in Kottarakkara.

Village Population
Mancode 24,988
Kummil 20,383
Nilamel 15,395
Kadakkal 30,719
Ittiva 17,270
Kottukkal 18,400
Chadayamangalam 22,473
Velinalloor 28,864
Pooyappally 24,447
Veliyam 16,298

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