Ponkal Population, Caste, Working Data Adilabad, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Ponkal is a village situated in Mamda mandal of Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,302 families residing in the village Ponkal. The total population of Ponkal is 5,160 out of which 2,495 are males and 2,665 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponkal is 1,068.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponkal village is 574 which is 11% of the total population. There are 317 male children and 257 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponkal is 811 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,068) of Ponkal village.

Population
5,160
Families
1,302
Literacy
51%
Sex Ratio
1,068

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponkal is 51%. Thus Ponkal village has lower literacy rate compared to 54.1% of Adilabad district. The male literacy rate is 62.21% and the female literacy rate is 40.86% in Ponkal village.

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

Ponkal Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 574 317 257
Literacy 51% 62.21% 40.86%
Scheduled Caste 591 288 303
Scheduled Tribe 182 89 93
Illiterate 2,821 1,140 1,681

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 11.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.5% of total population in Ponkal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponkal village out of total population, 3,147 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 3,147 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,390 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 691 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,767 1,354 1,413
Cultivators 1,390 735 655
Agriculture Labourer 691 310 381
Household Industries 274 48 226
Other Workers 412 261 151
Marginal Workers 380 149 231
Non Working 2,013 992 1,021

Nearby Villages to Ponkal,

Below are the list of villages near Ponkal village in Mamda.

Village Population
Kamal Kote 1,600
Naldurthi 941
Adarsanagar 415
Devathapur 54
Kotha Timbareni 72
Venkatapur 254
Ananthpet 1,182
Potharam 1,066
Bandal Khanapur 499
Chandaram 280

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