Pokatunga Population, Caste, Working Data Anugul, Odisha - Census 2011

Pokatunga is a village situated in Bantala block of Anugul district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 964 families residing in the village Pokatunga. The total population of Pokatunga is 4,176 out of which 2,139 are males and 2,037 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pokatunga is 952.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pokatunga village is 445 which is 11% of the total population. There are 236 male children and 209 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pokatunga is 886 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (952) of Pokatunga village.

Population
4,176
Families
964
Literacy
81.32%
Sex Ratio
952

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pokatunga is 81.3%. Thus Pokatunga village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.3% of Anugul district. The male literacy rate is 90.28% and the female literacy rate is 71.99% in Pokatunga village.

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

Pokatunga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 445 236 209
Literacy 81.32% 90.28% 71.99%
Scheduled Caste 1,094 554 540
Scheduled Tribe 57 33 24
Illiterate 1,142 421 721

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.4% of total population in Pokatunga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pokatunga village out of total population, 1,419 were engaged in work activities. 79.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,419 workers engaged in Main Work, 398 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 280 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,122 1,004 118
Cultivators 398 385 13
Agriculture Labourer 280 262 18
Household Industries 215 161 54
Other Workers 229 196 33
Marginal Workers 297 137 160
Non Working 2,757 998 1,759

Nearby Villages to Pokatunga,

Below are the list of villages near Pokatunga village in Bantala.

Village Population
Dhokata 2,290
Haripur 1
Guranga 662
Manapur 724
Lachhabandha 742
Gopalpur 553
Saharagoda 710
Kanhei Nagar 266
Jararpur 1,069
Panagobindapur 331

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