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Petha Population - Gadchiroli, Maharashtra

Petha is a medium size village located in Etapalli Taluka of Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra with total 104 families residing. The Petha village has population of 520 of which 262 are males while 258 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Petha village population of children with age 0-6 is 64 which makes up 12.31 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Petha village is 985 which is higher than Maharashtra state average of 929. Child Sex Ratio for the Petha as per census is 1133, higher than Maharashtra average of 894.

Petha village has lower literacy rate compared to Maharashtra. In 2011, literacy rate of Petha village was 58.99 % compared to 82.34 % of Maharashtra. In Petha Male literacy stands at 65.95 % while female literacy rate was 51.79 %.

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

Petha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 104 - -
Population 520 262 258
Child (0-6) 64 30 34
Schedule Caste 2 1 1
Schedule Tribe 474 239 235
Literacy 58.99 % 65.95 % 51.79 %
Total Workers 313 160 153
Main Worker 255 - -
Marginal Worker 58 10 48

Caste Factor

In Petha village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.15 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.38 % of total population in Petha village.

Work Profile

In Petha village out of total population, 313 were engaged in work activities. 81.47 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 18.53 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 313 workers engaged in Main Work, 200 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 38 were Agricultural labourer.