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Podagarh Population - Mayurbhanj, Orissa

Podagarh is a medium size village located in Jashipur Block of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa with total 141 families residing. The Podagarh village has population of 655 of which 328 are males while 327 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Podagarh village population of children with age 0-6 is 93 which makes up 14.20 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Podagarh village is 997 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Podagarh as per census is 938, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Podagarh village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Podagarh village was 44.84 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Podagarh Male literacy stands at 60.71 % while female literacy rate was 29.08 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Podagarh 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 Podagarh village.

Podagarh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 141 - -
Population 655 328 327
Child (0-6) 93 48 45
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 610 304 306
Literacy 44.84 % 60.71 % 29.08 %
Total Workers 406 214 192
Main Worker 169 - -
Marginal Worker 237 73 164

Caste Factor

In Podagarh village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 93.13 % of total population in Podagarh village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Podagarh village of Mayurbhanj.

Work Profile

In Podagarh village out of total population, 406 were engaged in work activities. 41.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 58.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 406 workers engaged in Main Work, 98 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 59 were Agricultural labourer.