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Petakhala Population - Gajapati, Orissa

Petakhala is a medium size village located in Adva Block of Gajapati district, Orissa with total 50 families residing. The Petakhala village has population of 245 of which 124 are males while 121 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petakhala village population of children with age 0-6 is 58 which makes up 23.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petakhala village is 976 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Petakhala as per census is 1071, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Petakhala village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Petakhala village was 29.95 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Petakhala Male literacy stands at 43.75 % while female literacy rate was 15.38 %.

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

Petakhala Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 245 124 121
Child (0-6) 58 28 30
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 241 123 118
Literacy 29.95 % 43.75 % 15.38 %
Total Workers 136 72 64
Main Worker 3 - -
Marginal Worker 133 69 64

Caste Factor

In Petakhala village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 98.37 % of total population in Petakhala village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Petakhala village of Gajapati.

Work Profile

In Petakhala village out of total population, 136 were engaged in work activities. 2.21 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 97.79 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 136 workers engaged in Main Work, 3 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.