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

Punnala is a village situated in Pathanapuram taluka of Kollam district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 3,243 families residing in the village Punnala. The total population of Punnala is 12,104 out of which 5,802 are males and 6,302 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Punnala is 1,086.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Punnala village is 1167 which is 10% of the total population. There are 641 male children and 526 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Punnala is 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,086) of Punnala village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Punnala is 91.9%. Thus Punnala village has a higher literacy rate compared to 85% of Kollam district. The male literacy rate is 93.82% and the female literacy rate is 90.17% in Punnala village.

Population
12,104
Families
3,243
Literacy
91.89%
Sex Ratio
1,086

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

Punnala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,167 641 526
Literacy 91.89% 93.82% 90.17%
Scheduled Caste 2,593 1,259 1,334
Scheduled Tribe 73 41 32
Illiterate 2,054 960 1,094

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Punnala village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Punnala village out of total population, 4,224 were engaged in work activities. 68.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,224 workers engaged in Main Work, 488 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 568 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,897 2,322 575
Cultivators 488 450 38
Agriculture Labourer 568 462 106
Household Industries 86 63 23
Other Workers 1,755 1,347 408
Marginal Workers 1,327 821 506
Non Working 7,880 2,659 5,221

Map of Punnala, Kollam, Kerala


Nearby Villages to Punnala, Pathanapuram

Below are the list of villages near Punnala village in Pathanapuram.

Village Population
Pathanapuram 32,339
Piravanthur 22,380
Pidavoor 9,843
Valacode 73
Vilakkudy 32,995
Edamon 12,029
Thalavoor 24,385
Thenmala 11,366
Pattazhy 17,718
Arienkavu 10,144

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