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Talkuna Population - Kalahandi, Orissa

Talkuna is a medium size village located in Madanpur Rampur Block of Kalahandi district, Orissa with total 184 families residing. The Talkuna village has population of 633 of which 303 are males while 330 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Talkuna village population of children with age 0-6 is 98 which makes up 15.48 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Talkuna village is 1089 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Talkuna as per census is 1042, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Talkuna village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Talkuna village was 61.68 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Talkuna Male literacy stands at 73.73 % while female literacy rate was 50.71 %.

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

Talkuna Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 184 - -
Population 633 303 330
Child (0-6) 98 48 50
Schedule Caste 158 73 85
Schedule Tribe 364 174 190
Literacy 61.68 % 73.73 % 50.71 %
Total Workers 235 181 54
Main Worker 122 - -
Marginal Worker 113 73 40

Caste Factor

In Talkuna village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 57.50 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 24.96 % of total population in Talkuna village.

Work Profile

In Talkuna village out of total population, 235 were engaged in work activities. 51.91 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.09 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 235 workers engaged in Main Work, 116 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.