Petal Population, Caste, Working Data Malkangiri, Odisha - Census 2011

Petal is a village situated in Kalimela block of Malkangiri district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 90 families residing in the village Petal. The total population of Petal is 432 out of which 199 are males and 233 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Petal is 1,171.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Petal village is 104 which is 24% of the total population. There are 45 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Petal is 1,311 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,171) of Petal village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Petal is 25.9%. Thus Petal village has a lower literacy rate compared to 39.9% of Malkangiri district. The male literacy rate is 42.21% and the female literacy rate is 11.49% in Petal village.

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

Petal Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.8% of total population in Petal village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Petal village out of total population, 224 were engaged in work activities. 43.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 56.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 224 workers engaged in Main Work, 90 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 8 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Petal, Malkangiri, Odisha

Nearby Villages to Petal, Kalimela

Below are the list of villages near Petal village in Kalimela.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Petal, Malkangiri, Odisha - Wikipedia