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Petal Population - Koraput, Orissa

Petal is a medium size village located in Padua Block of Koraput district, Orissa with total 113 families residing. The Petal village has population of 377 of which 186 are males while 191 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petal village population of children with age 0-6 is 67 which makes up 17.77 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petal village is 1027 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Petal as per census is 861, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Petal village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Petal village was 27.74 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Petal Male literacy stands at 45.33 % while female literacy rate was 11.25 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Petal village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Petal village.

Petal Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 113 - -
Population 377 186 191
Child (0-6) 67 36 31
Schedule Caste 26 15 11
Schedule Tribe 338 162 176
Literacy 27.74 % 45.33 % 11.25 %
Total Workers 275 130 145
Main Worker 103 - -
Marginal Worker 172 32 140

Caste Factor

In Petal village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 89.66 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 6.90 % of total population in Petal village.

Work Profile

In Petal village out of total population, 275 were engaged in work activities. 37.45 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.55 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 275 workers engaged in Main Work, 101 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.