Vengoor West

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

Vengoor West
village
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Coordinates: 10°08′30″N76°31′12″E / 10.1417034°N 76.5199195°E / 10.1417034; 76.5199195
Country	India
State	Kerala
District	Ernakulam
Taluk	Kunnathunad
Elevation	28 m (92 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	17,355
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
2011 census code	627944

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
2. "Ernakulam district census data". 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
3. "Mar Kauma Church Vengoor". Archived from the original on 10 August 2015.
4. "Vengoor Sree Durga Devi Temple" . Retrieved 6 January 2024.^{[ user-generated source ]}