Ponmala Population, Caste, Working Data Malappuram, Kerala - Census 2011

Ponmala is a village situated in Tirur taluka of Malappuram district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 6,237 families residing in the village Ponmala. The total population of Ponmala is 33,922 out of which 16,087 are males and 17,835 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponmala is 1,109.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ponmala village is 5137 which is 15% of the total population. There are 2685 male children and 2452 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponmala is 913 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,109) of Ponmala village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponmala is 94.2%. Thus Ponmala village has a higher literacy rate compared to 80.5% of Malappuram district. The male literacy rate is 96.11% and the female literacy rate is 92.56% in Ponmala village.

Population
33,922
Families
6,237
Literacy
94.21%
Sex Ratio
1,109

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

Ponmala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 5,137 2,685 2,452
Literacy 94.21% 96.11% 92.56%
Scheduled Caste 1,387 705 682
Scheduled Tribe 88 47 41
Illiterate 6,804 3,207 3,597

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Ponmala village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponmala village out of total population, 7,869 were engaged in work activities. 83% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 7,869 workers engaged in Main Work, 572 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 705 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 6,535 5,857 678
Cultivators 572 535 37
Agriculture Labourer 705 638 67
Household Industries 102 95 7
Other Workers 5,156 4,589 567
Marginal Workers 1,334 937 397
Non Working 26,053 9,293 16,760

Map of Ponmala, Malappuram, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Ponmala, Tirur

Below are the list of villages near Ponmala village in Tirur.

Village Population
Marakkara 18,187
Melmuri 22,217
Kalpakancheri 33,721
Edayoor 36,498
Valavannur 33,159
Athavanad 20,480
Niramaruthur 29,846
Kurumbathur 20,707
Ozhur 34,016
Ananthavoor 21,058

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