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Petu Population - Mandi, Himachal Pradesh

Petu is a medium size village located in Jogindarnagar Tehsil of Mandi district, Himachal Pradesh with total 73 families residing. The Petu village has population of 311 of which 142 are males while 169 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petu village population of children with age 0-6 is 43 which makes up 13.83 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petu village is 1190 which is higher than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Petu as per census is 433, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Petu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Petu village was 79.48 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Petu Male literacy stands at 91.96 % while female literacy rate was 70.51 %.

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

Petu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 73 - -
Population 311 142 169
Child (0-6) 43 30 13
Schedule Caste 133 63 70
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.48 % 91.96 % 70.51 %
Total Workers 207 81 126
Main Worker 71 - -
Marginal Worker 136 17 119

Caste Factor

In Petu village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 42.77 % of total population in Petu village. The village Petu currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Petu village out of total population, 207 were engaged in work activities. 34.30 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 65.70 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 207 workers engaged in Main Work, 25 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.