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Painku Population - Jashpur, Chhattisgarh

Painku is a medium size village located in Jashpur Tehsil of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh with total 245 families residing. The Painku village has population of 1236 of which 645 are males while 591 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Painku village population of children with age 0-6 is 174 which makes up 14.08 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Painku village is 916 which is lower than Chhattisgarh state average of 991. Child Sex Ratio for the Painku as per census is 1071, higher than Chhattisgarh average of 969.

Painku village has higher literacy rate compared to Chhattisgarh. In 2011, literacy rate of Painku village was 75.24 % compared to 70.28 % of Chhattisgarh. In Painku Male literacy stands at 85.03 % while female literacy rate was 64.27 %.

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

Painku Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 245 - -
Population 1,236 645 591
Child (0-6) 174 84 90
Schedule Caste 13 7 6
Schedule Tribe 931 496 435
Literacy 75.24 % 85.03 % 64.27 %
Total Workers 955 485 470
Main Worker 358 - -
Marginal Worker 597 146 451

Caste Factor

In Painku village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 75.32 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 1.05 % of total population in Painku village.

Work Profile

In Painku village out of total population, 955 were engaged in work activities. 37.49 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.51 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 955 workers engaged in Main Work, 338 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.