Pekeru Population, Caste, Working Data West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Pekeru is a village situated in Iragavaram mandal of West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 1,270 families residing in the village Pekeru. The total population of Pekeru is 4,436 out of which 2,262 are males and 2,174 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pekeru is 961.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Pekeru village is 441 which is 10% of the total population. There are 234 male children and 207 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pekeru is 885 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (961) of Pekeru village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pekeru is 77.6%. Thus Pekeru village has a higher literacy rate compared to 67.4% of West Godavari district. The male literacy rate is 81.8% and the female literacy rate is 73.31% in Pekeru village.

Population
4,436
Families
1,270
Literacy
77.62%
Sex Ratio
961

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

Pekeru Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 441 234 207
Literacy 77.62% 81.8% 73.31%
Scheduled Caste 437 232 205
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 1,335 603 732

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.3% of total population in Pekeru village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Pekeru village out of total population, 1,897 were engaged in work activities. 91.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,897 workers engaged in Main Work, 348 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,067 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,740 1,368 372
Cultivators 348 346 2
Agriculture Labourer 1,067 767 300
Household Industries 25 21 4
Other Workers 300 234 66
Marginal Workers 157 82 75
Non Working 2,539 812 1,727

Map of Pekeru, West Godavari, Andhra Pradesh


Nearby Villages to Pekeru, Iragavaram

Below are the list of villages near Pekeru village in Iragavaram.

Village Population
Repakakhandrika 827
Itempudi 1,241
Kannayakumudavalli 1,242
Eletipadu 1,852
Thurupuvipparru 5,093
Garuvuguntakhandrika 572
Rapaka 1,768
Iragavaram 9,568
Surampudi 1,724
Kothapadu 1,565

Reference