Ponchavadi Population, Caste, Working Data North Goa, Goa - Census 2011
Ponchavadi is a village situated in Ponda taluka of North Goa district in Goa. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 931 families residing in the village Ponchavadi. The total population of Ponchavadi is 4,295 out of which 2,140 are males and 2,155 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponchavadi is 1,007.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Ponchavadi village is 407 which is 9% of the total population. There are 232 male children and 175 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponchavadi is 754 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Ponchavadi village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponchavadi is 86.4%. Thus Ponchavadi village has higher literacy rate compared to 81.1% of North Goa district. The male literacy rate is 92.14% and the female literacy rate is 80.91% in Ponchavadi village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Ponchavadi village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Ponchavadi Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Ponchavadi village.
Total | Male | Female | |
---|---|---|---|
Children | 407 | 232 | 175 |
Literacy | 86.42% | 92.14% | 80.91% |
Scheduled Caste | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Scheduled Tribe | 882 | 423 | 459 |
Illiterate | 935 | 382 | 553 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 20.5% of total population in Ponchavadi village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Ponchavadi village out of total population, 1,568 were engaged in work activities. 80% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,568 workers engaged in Main Work, 86 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 129 were Agricultural labourer.
Total | Male | Female | |
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Main Workers | 1,255 | 962 | 293 |
Cultivators | 86 | 46 | 40 |
Agriculture Labourer | 129 | 105 | 24 |
Household Industries | 51 | 38 | 13 |
Other Workers | 989 | 773 | 216 |
Marginal Workers | 313 | 188 | 125 |
Non Working | 2,727 | 990 | 1,737 |
Nearby Villages to Ponchavadi,
Below are the list of villages near Ponchavadi village in Ponda.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Ponchavadi, North Goa, Goa - Wikipedia