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Talajanga Population - Puri, Orissa

Talajanga is a large village located in Chandanpur Block of Puri district, Orissa with total 722 families residing. The Talajanga village has population of 3729 of which 1877 are males while 1852 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Talajanga village population of children with age 0-6 is 416 which makes up 11.16 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Talajanga village is 987 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Talajanga as per census is 865, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Talajanga village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Talajanga village was 79.47 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Talajanga Male literacy stands at 88.57 % while female literacy rate was 70.40 %.

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

Talajanga Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 722 - -
Population 3,729 1,877 1,852
Child (0-6) 416 223 193
Schedule Caste 271 141 130
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.47 % 88.57 % 70.40 %
Total Workers 1,292 1,102 190
Main Worker 1,055 - -
Marginal Worker 237 152 85

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 7.27 % of total population in Talajanga village. The village Talajanga currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Talajanga village out of total population, 1292 were engaged in work activities. 81.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1292 workers engaged in Main Work, 564 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 261 were Agricultural labourer.