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

Ponkur is a village situated in Sarangapur mandal of Adilabad district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 509 families residing in the village Ponkur. The total population of Ponkur is 2,575 out of which 1,231 are males and 1,344 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponkur is 1,092.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponkur village is 318 which is 12% of the total population. There are 165 male children and 153 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponkur is 927 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,092) of Ponkur village.

Population
2,575
Families
509
Literacy
56.45%
Sex Ratio
1,092

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponkur is 56.4%. Thus Ponkur village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.1% of Adilabad district. The male literacy rate is 66.42% and the female literacy rate is 47.52% in Ponkur village.

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

Ponkur Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 318 165 153
Literacy 56.45% 66.42% 47.52%
Scheduled Caste 123 57 66
Scheduled Tribe 828 401 427
Illiterate 1,301 523 778

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 32.2% of total population in Ponkur village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponkur village out of total population, 1,349 were engaged in work activities. 97.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,349 workers engaged in Main Work, 342 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 441 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,316 652 664
Cultivators 342 212 130
Agriculture Labourer 441 204 237
Household Industries 293 28 265
Other Workers 240 208 32
Marginal Workers 33 16 17
Non Working 1,226 563 663

Nearby Villages to Ponkur,

Below are the list of villages near Ponkur village in Sarangapur.

Village Population
Kupti 851
Pendaldhari 273
Potia 2,210
Adelli 1,247
Nagapur 825
Jam 6,426
Sarangpur 3,809
Kowtla 3,942
Jewly 1,432
Chincholi 2,002

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