District of Kerala

Wayanad: 8.2 lakh people, one story

People
8,17,420
Area
2,130 km²
Literacy
89.03%
Sex ratio
1,035
#1 in KeralaScheduled Tribes: 18.5 % of people. Rank 1 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in KeralaWorkers in farming: 45.4 % of workers. Rank 2 of 14 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaLiteracy rate: 89.03%. Rank 14 of 14.See the numbers →Lowest in KeralaFemale literacy: 85.70%. Rank 14 of 14.See the numbers →

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WayanadKerala

The history, places and schemes of Wayanad are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Wayanad in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population8.2 lakh#14/14 in Kerala
Area2,130 km²#12/14 in Kerala
Population density384 per km²#13/14 in Kerala▼ state 860
Sex ratio1,035 females per 1000 males#12/14 in Kerala▼ state 1,084
Child sex ratio (0–6)965 girls per 1000 boys#7/14 in Kerala▲ state 964
Literacy rate89.03%#14/14 in Kerala▼ state 94.00
Female literacy85.70%#14/14 in Kerala▼ state 92.07
Urban population3.9%#14/14 in Kerala▼ state 47.7

People & society

89.0% can read. 1,035 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.596.1
Female literacy
85.792.1
Scheduled Castes
4.09.1
Scheduled Tribes
18.51.5
Living in towns
3.947.7

Gender literacy gap: 6.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 49.5%
  • Muslim 28.6%
  • Christian 21.3%
  • Jain 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.3%

    Sectors at a glance

    45 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    3.4 lakh workers, 41.6% of all people

    This district
    Kerala
    • Cultivators 15.5%
    • Farm labourers 29.9%
    • Household industry 1.3%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 53.3%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      53.964.9
      Latrine at home
      61.265.5
      Tap water
      15.120.2
      LPG / PNG
      8.324.6
      Phone
      55.861.7
      Television
      39.652.8
      Bicycle
      5.514.1
      Two-wheeler
      8.216.6

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.