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Vengoor West
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Vengoor West
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Vengoor West
Vengoor West (India)
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)
  Total17,355
Time zone UTC+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]

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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]
TotalMaleFemale
Population1735586158740
Children aged below 6 years1429757672
Scheduled caste 278613771409
Scheduled tribe 1055
Literates1513976427497
Workers (all)712548972228
Main workers (total)590943231586
Main workers: Cultivators737622115
Main workers: Agricultural labourers860501359
Main workers: Household industry workers765422
Main workers: Other423631461090
Marginal workers (total)1216574642
Marginal workers: Cultivators1536192
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers305152153
Marginal workers: Household industry workers24717
Marginal workers: Others734354380
Non-workers1023037186512

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]

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References

  1. "Kerala villages" (PDF). Land Records Information Systems Division, NIC. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  2. 1 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 ]