Vengoor West

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For another village in the same Ernakulam district, Kerala, see Vengoor.

Vengoor West
village
Vengoor West is located in Kerala
Vengoor West
Vengoor West
Location in Kerala, India
Coordinates: 10°08′30″N 76°31′12″E / 10.1417034°N 76.5199195°E / 10.1417034; 76.5199195Coordinates: 10°08′30″N 76°31′12″E / 10.1417034°N 76.5199195°E / 10.1417034; 76.5199195
CountryIndia
StateKerala
DistrictErnakulam
TalukKunnathunad
Elevation
28 m (92 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total17,355
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code627944

Vengoor West is a village in the Ernakulam district of Kerala, India. It is located in the Kunnathunad taluk.[1]

Demographics[]

According to the 2011 census of India, Vengoor West has 4448 households. The literacy rate of the village is 87.23%.[2]

Demographics (2011 Census)[2]
Total Male Female
Population 17355 8615 8740
Children aged below 6 years 1429 757 672
Scheduled caste 2786 1377 1409
Scheduled tribe 10 5 5
Literates 15139 7642 7497
Workers (all) 7125 4897 2228
Main workers (total) 5909 4323 1586
Main workers: Cultivators 737 622 115
Main workers: Agricultural labourers 860 501 359
Main workers: Household industry workers 76 54 22
Main workers: Other 4236 3146 1090
Marginal workers (total) 1216 574 642
Marginal workers: Cultivators 153 61 92
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers 305 152 153
Marginal workers: Household industry workers 24 7 17
Marginal workers: Others 734 354 380
Non-workers 10230 3718 6512

Notable institutions[]

Vengoor has 2 major religious centers one being the Mar Kauma Church which is one among the ancient churches of the Syrian Christians in Kerala, being established on 1870 [3] and other being Vengoor Durga Devi temple.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Kerala villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Ernakulam district census data". 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  3. ^ http://markaumachurch.com/
  4. ^ https://www.facebook.com/vengoortemple/
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