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Podakhala Population - Ganjam, Orissa

Podakhala is a medium size village located in PATAPUR Block of Ganjam district, Orissa with total 67 families residing. The Podakhala village has population of 362 of which 175 are males while 187 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Podakhala village population of children with age 0-6 is 68 which makes up 18.78 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Podakhala village is 1069 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Podakhala as per census is 1194, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Podakhala village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Podakhala village was 38.10 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Podakhala Male literacy stands at 47.92 % while female literacy rate was 28.67 %.

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

Podakhala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 67 - -
Population 362 175 187
Child (0-6) 68 31 37
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 359 172 187
Literacy 38.10 % 47.92 % 28.67 %
Total Workers 211 108 103
Main Worker 90 - -
Marginal Worker 121 31 90

Caste Factor

In Podakhala village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 99.17 % of total population in Podakhala village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Podakhala village of Ganjam.

Work Profile

In Podakhala village out of total population, 211 were engaged in work activities. 42.65 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 57.35 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 211 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 84 were Agricultural labourer.