Podda Population, Caste, Working Data Birbhum, West Bengal - Census 2011

Podda is a village situated in Rampurhat - II block of Birbhum district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 486 families residing in the village Podda. The total population of Podda is 1,812 out of which 942 are males and 870 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Podda is 924.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Podda village is 257 which is 14% of the total population. There are 127 male children and 130 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Podda is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (924) of Podda village.

Population
1,812
Families
486
Literacy
68.42%
Sex Ratio
924

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Podda is 68.4%. Thus Podda village has higher literacy rate compared to 61.6% of Birbhum district. The male literacy rate is 76.56% and the female literacy rate is 59.46% in Podda village.

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

Podda Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 257 127 130
Literacy 68.42% 76.56% 59.46%
Scheduled Caste 1,226 641 585
Scheduled Tribe 5 2 3
Illiterate 748 318 430

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 67.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Podda village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Podda village out of total population, 693 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 693 workers engaged in Main Work, 45 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 531 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 609 481 128
Cultivators 45 45 0
Agriculture Labourer 531 408 123
Household Industries 5 4 1
Other Workers 28 24 4
Marginal Workers 84 51 33
Non Working 1,119 410 709

Nearby Villages to Podda,

Below are the list of villages near Podda village in Rampurhat - II.

Village Population
Patna 985
Durgapur 1,928
Majhira 1,120
Tentulia 4,340
Kayemba 1,677
Kalidaha 1,725
Harirampur 1,384
Lalita Kundu 1,035
Kamra 844
Diara 495

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