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Kanakkari Population - Kottayam, Kerala

Kanakkari is a large village located in Meenachil Taluka of Kottayam district, Kerala with total 5662 families residing. The Kanakkari village has population of 22793 of which 11249 are males while 11544 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Kanakkari village population of children with age 0-6 is 1995 which makes up 8.75 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Kanakkari village is 1026 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Kanakkari as per census is 1001, higher than Kerala average of 964.

Kanakkari village has higher literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Kanakkari village was 97.79 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Kanakkari Male literacy stands at 98.53 % while female literacy rate was 97.08 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Kanakkari village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Kanakkari village.

Kanakkari Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 5,662 - -
Population 22,793 11,249 11,544
Child (0-6) 1,995 997 998
Schedule Caste 1,502 720 782
Schedule Tribe 139 63 76
Literacy 97.79 % 98.53 % 97.08 %
Total Workers 9,450 6,407 3,043
Main Worker 7,197 - -
Marginal Worker 2,253 1,005 1,248

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 6.59 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.61 % of total population in Kanakkari village.

Work Profile

In Kanakkari village out of total population, 9450 were engaged in work activities. 76.16 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.84 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 9450 workers engaged in Main Work, 1078 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 700 were Agricultural labourer.