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Knapuram Population - South Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Knapuram is a medium size village located in Ferrargunj Tehsil of South Andaman district, Andaman and Nicobar Islands with total 263 families residing. The Knapuram village has population of 1317 of which 674 are males while 643 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Knapuram village population of children with age 0-6 is 148 which makes up 11.24 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Knapuram village is 954 which is higher than Andaman and Nicobar Islands state average of 876. Child Sex Ratio for the Knapuram as per census is 1277, higher than Andaman and Nicobar Islands average of 968.

Knapuram village has higher literacy rate compared to Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In 2011, literacy rate of Knapuram village was 92.56 % compared to 86.63 % of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Knapuram Male literacy stands at 94.58 % while female literacy rate was 90.36 %.

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

Knapuram Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 263 - -
Population 1,317 674 643
Child (0-6) 148 65 83
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 11 3 8
Literacy 92.56 % 94.58 % 90.36 %
Total Workers 473 388 85
Main Worker 450 - -
Marginal Worker 23 15 8

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 0.84 % of total population in Knapuram village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Knapuram village of South Andaman.

Work Profile

In Knapuram village out of total population, 473 were engaged in work activities. 95.14 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.86 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 473 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.