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Petgaon Population - Chandrapur, Maharashtra

Petgaon is a large village located in Sindewahi Taluka of Chandrapur district, Maharashtra with total 653 families residing. The Petgaon village has population of 2662 of which 1294 are males while 1368 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petgaon village population of children with age 0-6 is 281 which makes up 10.56 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petgaon village is 1057 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Petgaon as per census is 1230, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Petgaon village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Petgaon village was 76.90 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Petgaon Male literacy stands at 87.93 % while female literacy rate was 66.28 %.

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

Petgaon Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 653 - -
Population 2,662 1,294 1,368
Child (0-6) 281 126 155
Schedule Caste 120 59 61
Schedule Tribe 1,230 596 634
Literacy 76.90 % 87.93 % 66.28 %
Total Workers 1,707 858 849
Main Worker 1,704 - -
Marginal Worker 3 2 1

Caste Factor

In Petgaon village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 46.21 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 4.51 % of total population in Petgaon village.

Work Profile

In Petgaon village out of total population, 1707 were engaged in work activities. 99.82 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 0.18 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1707 workers engaged in Main Work, 813 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 834 were Agricultural labourer.