Podaguda Population, Caste, Working Data Kalahandi, Odisha - Census 2011

Podaguda is a village situated in Kokasara block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 706 families residing in the village Podaguda. The total population of Podaguda is 2,703 out of which 1,325 are males and 1,378 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Podaguda is 1,040.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Podaguda village is 384 which is 14% of the total population. There are 191 male children and 193 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Podaguda is 1,010 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,040) of Podaguda village.

Population
2,703
Families
706
Literacy
35.71%
Sex Ratio
1,040

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Podaguda is 35.7%. Thus Podaguda village has lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 47.62% and the female literacy rate is 24.3% in Podaguda village.

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

Podaguda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 384 191 193
Literacy 35.71% 47.62% 24.3%
Scheduled Caste 406 191 215
Scheduled Tribe 1,082 545 537
Illiterate 1,875 785 1,090

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 15% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 40% of total population in Podaguda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Podaguda village out of total population, 1,487 were engaged in work activities. 30.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,487 workers engaged in Main Work, 176 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 134 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 455 394 61
Cultivators 176 164 12
Agriculture Labourer 134 120 14
Household Industries 13 8 5
Other Workers 132 102 30
Marginal Workers 1,032 393 639
Non Working 1,216 538 678

Nearby Villages to Podaguda,

Below are the list of villages near Podaguda village in Kokasara.

Village Population
Ghanti Guda 892
Negiguda 1,598
Khaligarh 1,195
Mangalpur 346
Pipal Chhapar 1,143
Kenduguda 951
Gotamunda 3,248
Chota Gohira 464
Padampur 895
Tendapali 1,403

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