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

Podaguda is a village situated in Jayapatna block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 295 families residing in the village Podaguda. The total population of Podaguda is 1,188 out of which 592 are males and 596 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Podaguda is 1,007.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Podaguda village is 140 which is 12% of the total population. There are 81 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Podaguda is 728 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Podaguda village.

Population
1,188
Families
295
Literacy
60.4%
Sex Ratio
1,007

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Podaguda is 60.4%. Thus Podaguda village has higher literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 74.36% and the female literacy rate is 47.11% 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 140 81 59
Literacy 60.4% 74.36% 47.11%
Scheduled Caste 98 48 50
Scheduled Tribe 630 315 315
Illiterate 555 212 343

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 8.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 53% of total population in Podaguda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Podaguda village out of total population, 522 were engaged in work activities. 77.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 522 workers engaged in Main Work, 147 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 195 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 406 311 95
Cultivators 147 143 4
Agriculture Labourer 195 122 73
Household Industries 13 9 4
Other Workers 51 37 14
Marginal Workers 116 31 85
Non Working 666 250 416

Nearby Villages to Podaguda,

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

Village Population
Khaliabhata 2,373
Sindhikaguda 826
Nagpheni 1,101
Churagaon 1,480
Paikbahal 878
Dhamanguda 889
Banjibahal 993
Atigaon 314
Ekataguda 657
Benger 688

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