Pentha Population, Caste, Working Data Ganjam, Odisha - Census 2011

Pentha is a village situated in Nuagaon block of Ganjam district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 180 families residing in the village Pentha. The total population of Pentha is 884 out of which 467 are males and 417 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pentha is 893.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pentha village is 116 which is 13% of the total population. There are 72 male children and 44 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pentha is 611 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (893) of Pentha village.

Population
884
Families
180
Literacy
62.37%
Sex Ratio
893

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pentha is 62.4%. Thus Pentha village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.6% of Ganjam district. The male literacy rate is 68.61% and the female literacy rate is 55.76% in Pentha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pentha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Pentha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pentha village.

Total Male Female
Children 116 72 44
Literacy 62.37% 68.61% 55.76%
Scheduled Caste 163 92 71
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 405 196 209

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 18.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Pentha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pentha village out of total population, 518 were engaged in work activities. 45.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 518 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 187 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 235 161 74
Cultivators 22 20 2
Agriculture Labourer 187 120 67
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 20 15 5
Marginal Workers 283 125 158
Non Working 366 181 185

Nearby Villages to Pentha,

Below are the list of villages near Pentha village in Nuagaon.

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