Ponga Population, Caste, Working Data Kalahandi, Odisha - Census 2011

Ponga is a village situated in Narala block of Kalahandi district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 90 families residing in the village Ponga. The total population of Ponga is 307 out of which 147 are males and 160 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Ponga is 1,088.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Ponga village is 49 which is 16% of the total population. There are 25 male children and 24 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Ponga is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,088) of Ponga village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Ponga is 39.1%. Thus Ponga village has a lower literacy rate compared to 50.9% of Kalahandi district. The male literacy rate is 49.18% and the female literacy rate is 30.15% in Ponga village.

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

Ponga Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 87% of total population in Ponga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Ponga village out of total population, 203 were engaged in work activities. 37.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 62.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 203 workers engaged in Main Work, 44 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Ponga, Kalahandi, Odisha

Nearby Villages to Ponga, Narala

Below are the list of villages near Ponga village in Narala.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Ponga, Kalahandi, Odisha - Wikipedia