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Thekkil Population - Kasaragod, Kerala

Thekkil is a large village located in Kasaragod Taluka of Kasaragod district, Kerala with total 2822 families residing. The Thekkil village has population of 14299 of which 6852 are males while 7447 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Thekkil village population of children with age 0-6 is 1960 which makes up 13.71 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Thekkil village is 1087 which is higher than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Thekkil as per census is 1002, higher than Kerala average of 964.

Thekkil village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Thekkil village was 87.98 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Thekkil Male literacy stands at 92.98 % while female literacy rate was 83.44 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Thekkil 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 Thekkil village.

Thekkil Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,822 - -
Population 14,299 6,852 7,447
Child (0-6) 1,960 979 981
Schedule Caste 574 278 296
Schedule Tribe 11 7 4
Literacy 87.98 % 92.98 % 83.44 %
Total Workers 4,217 3,261 956
Main Worker 3,374 - -
Marginal Worker 843 514 329

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.01 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.08 % of total population in Thekkil village.

Work Profile

In Thekkil village out of total population, 4217 were engaged in work activities. 80.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4217 workers engaged in Main Work, 291 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 171 were Agricultural labourer.