Penta Population, Caste, Working Data Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Penta is a village situated in Padmanabham mandal of Visakhapatnam district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 264 families residing in the village Penta. The total population of Penta is 898 out of which 427 are males and 471 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Penta is 1,103.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Penta village is 58 which is 6% of the total population. There are 29 male children and 29 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Penta is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,103) of Penta village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Penta is 56.3%. Thus Penta village has a lower literacy rate compared to 59.9% of Visakhapatnam district. The male literacy rate is 70.1% and the female literacy rate is 43.89% in Penta village.

Population
898
Families
264
Literacy
56.31%
Sex Ratio
1,103

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Penta village is G SOMULAMMA. As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Penta village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Penta Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 58 29 29
Literacy 56.31% 70.1% 43.89%
Scheduled Caste 97 45 52
Scheduled Tribe 11 6 5
Illiterate 425 148 277

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.2% of total population in Penta village.


Working Population as per Census 2011

In Penta village out of total population, 570 were engaged in work activities. 80.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 570 workers engaged in Main Work, 239 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 96 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 457 266 191
Cultivators 239 141 98
Agriculture Labourer 96 41 55
Household Industries 6 3 3
Other Workers 116 81 35
Marginal Workers 113 32 81
Non Working 328 129 199

Map of Penta, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh


Nearby Villages to Penta, Padmanabham

Below are the list of villages near Penta village in Padmanabham.

Village Population
Kovvada 2,557
Ananthavaram 3,129
Gandhavaram 2,464
Maddi 3,348
Thimmapuram 215
Padmanabham 2,532
Vijayarampuram 754
Krishnapuram 2,186
Bhandevupuram 1,952
Pandrangi 5,398

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