Petaw Population, Caste, Working Data Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand - Census 2011

Petaw is a village situated in Jakhnidhar tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 134 families residing in the village Petaw. The total population of Petaw is 486 out of which 217 are males and 269 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Petaw is 1,240.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Petaw village is 66 which is 14% of the total population. There are 35 male children and 31 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Petaw is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,240) of Petaw village.

Population
486
Families
134
Literacy
78.57%
Sex Ratio
1,240

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Petaw is 78.6%. Thus Petaw village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.9% of Tehri Garhwal district. The male literacy rate is 94.51% and the female literacy rate is 66.39% in Petaw village.

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

Petaw Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 66 35 31
Literacy 78.57% 94.51% 66.39%
Scheduled Caste 38 20 18
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 156 45 111

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Petaw village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Petaw village out of total population, 246 were engaged in work activities. 22.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 77.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 246 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 56 40 16
Cultivators 16 7 9
Other Workers 40 33 7
Marginal Workers 190 52 138
Non Working 240 125 115

Nearby Villages to Petaw,

Below are the list of villages near Petaw village in Jakhnidhar.

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