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Periya Population - Wayanad, Kerala

Periya is a large village located in Mananthavady Taluka of Wayanad district, Kerala with total 2571 families residing. The Periya village has population of 11174 of which 5574 are males while 5600 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Periya village population of children with age 0-6 is 1125 which makes up 10.07 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Periya village is 1005 which is lower than Kerala state average of 1084. Child Sex Ratio for the Periya as per census is 881, lower than Kerala average of 964.

Periya village has lower literacy rate compared to Kerala. In 2011, literacy rate of Periya village was 87.54 % compared to 94.00 % of Kerala. In Periya Male literacy stands at 91.10 % while female literacy rate was 84.05 %.

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

Periya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 2,571 - -
Population 11,174 5,574 5,600
Child (0-6) 1,125 598 527
Schedule Caste 359 173 186
Schedule Tribe 2,610 1,310 1,300
Literacy 87.54 % 91.10 % 84.05 %
Total Workers 5,092 3,354 1,738
Main Worker 4,111 - -
Marginal Worker 981 538 443

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 23.36 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 3.21 % of total population in Periya village.

Work Profile

In Periya village out of total population, 5092 were engaged in work activities. 80.73 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.27 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 5092 workers engaged in Main Work, 1546 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1011 were Agricultural labourer.