Tenkar Population, Caste, Working Data Koraput, Odisha - Census 2011

Tenkar is a village situated in Bhairabsingipur block of Koraput district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 900 families residing in the village Tenkar. The total population of Tenkar is 3,329 out of which 1,596 are males and 1,733 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Tenkar is 1,086.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Tenkar village is 590 which is 18% of the total population. There are 278 male children and 312 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Tenkar is 1,122 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,086) of Tenkar village.

Population
3,329
Families
900
Literacy
38.26%
Sex Ratio
1,086

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Tenkar is 38.3%. Thus Tenkar village has lower literacy rate compared to 41.2% of Koraput district. The male literacy rate is 54.4% and the female literacy rate is 23.29% in Tenkar village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Tenkar village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Tenkar Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Tenkar village.

Total Male Female
Children 590 278 312
Literacy 38.26% 54.4% 23.29%
Scheduled Caste 455 225 230
Scheduled Tribe 1,031 482 549
Illiterate 2,281 879 1,402

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 31% of total population in Tenkar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Tenkar village out of total population, 1,829 were engaged in work activities. 62.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,829 workers engaged in Main Work, 203 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 720 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,138 786 352
Cultivators 203 197 6
Agriculture Labourer 720 437 283
Household Industries 8 2 6
Other Workers 207 150 57
Marginal Workers 691 141 550
Non Working 1,500 669 831

Nearby Villages to Tenkar,

Below are the list of villages near Tenkar village in Bhairabsingipur.

Village Population
Lathiguda 413
Kenduguda 317
Piteiguda 369
Kanhuguda 633
Chandalguda 1,070
Balipujariput 429
Lathikotar 400
Singibandha 516
Maliguda 483
Sandhaguda 195

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