Petla Population, Caste, Working Data Koch Bihar, West Bengal - Census 2011

Petla is a village situated in Dinhata - I block of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,276 families residing in the village Petla. The total population of Petla is 5,780 out of which 2,941 are males and 2,839 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Petla is 965.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Petla village is 785 which is 14% of the total population. There are 387 male children and 398 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Petla is 1,028 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (965) of Petla village.

Population
5,780
Families
1,276
Literacy
72.63%
Sex Ratio
965

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Petla is 72.6%. Thus Petla village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.6% of Koch Bihar district. The male literacy rate is 76.86% and the female literacy rate is 68.21% in Petla village.

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

Petla Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 785 387 398
Literacy 72.63% 76.86% 68.21%
Scheduled Caste 1,406 708 698
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 2,152 978 1,174

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 24.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Petla village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Petla village out of total population, 2,234 were engaged in work activities. 80.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,234 workers engaged in Main Work, 454 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 804 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,799 1,535 264
Cultivators 454 433 21
Agriculture Labourer 804 604 200
Household Industries 3 2 1
Other Workers 538 496 42
Marginal Workers 435 129 306
Non Working 3,546 1,277 2,269

Nearby Villages to Petla,

Below are the list of villages near Petla village in Dinhata - I.

Village Population
Chhoto Boalmari 3,748
Dwarikamari 1,468
Kharija Panaguri 444
Baulerkuthi 376
Panaguri 1,902
Chhota Nachina 803
Chhota Saulmari 1,642
Bara Nachina 14,759
Singimari 973
Bhalka 3,180

Reference