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Petar Population - Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand

Petar is a medium size village located in Anandpur Block of Pashchimi Singhbhum district, Jharkhand with total 85 families residing. The Petar village has population of 459 of which 222 are males while 237 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petar village population of children with age 0-6 is 105 which makes up 22.88 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petar village is 1068 which is higher than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Petar as per census is 1059, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Petar village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Petar village was 45.20 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Petar Male literacy stands at 51.46 % while female literacy rate was 39.34 %.

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

Petar Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 85 - -
Population 459 222 237
Child (0-6) 105 51 54
Schedule Caste 100 49 51
Schedule Tribe 356 171 185
Literacy 45.20 % 51.46 % 39.34 %
Total Workers 224 112 112
Main Worker 205 - -
Marginal Worker 19 6 13

Caste Factor

In Petar village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 77.56 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 21.79 % of total population in Petar village.

Work Profile

In Petar village out of total population, 224 were engaged in work activities. 91.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 224 workers engaged in Main Work, 201 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.