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Peruwai Population - Malkangiri, Orissa

Peruwai is a medium size village located in Podia Block of Malkangiri district, Orissa with total 73 families residing. The Peruwai village has population of 360 of which 181 are males while 179 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Peruwai village population of children with age 0-6 is 95 which makes up 26.39 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Peruwai village is 989 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Peruwai as per census is 863, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Peruwai village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Peruwai village was 6.04 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Peruwai Male literacy stands at 7.69 % while female literacy rate was 4.44 %.

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

Peruwai Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 73 - -
Population 360 181 179
Child (0-6) 95 51 44
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 360 181 179
Literacy 6.04 % 7.69 % 4.44 %
Total Workers 78 76 2
Main Worker 74 - -
Marginal Worker 4 4 0

Caste Factor

In Peruwai village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Peruwai village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Peruwai village of Malkangiri.

Work Profile

In Peruwai village out of total population, 78 were engaged in work activities. 94.87 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.13 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 78 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.