Putkeranga Population - Koraput, Orissa

Putkeranga is a small village located in Koraput Block of Koraput district, Orissa with total 52 families residing. The Putkeranga village has population of 178 of which 87 are males while 91 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Putkeranga village population of children with age 0-6 is 39 which makes up 21.91 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Putkeranga village is 1046 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Putkeranga as per census is 696, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Putkeranga village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Putkeranga village was 39.57 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Putkeranga Male literacy stands at 62.50 % while female literacy rate was 20.00 %.

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

Putkeranga Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	52	-	-
Population	178	87	91
Child (0-6)	39	23	16
Schedule Caste	63	28	35
Schedule Tribe	114	58	56
Literacy	39.57 %	62.50 %	20.00 %
Total Workers	108	48	60
Main Worker	32	-	-
Marginal Worker	76	22	54

Caste Factor

In Putkeranga village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC) & Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 64.04 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 35.39 % of total population in Putkeranga village.

Work Profile

In Putkeranga village out of total population, 108 were engaged in work activities. 29.63 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 70.37 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 108 workers engaged in Main Work, 4 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.