Patharla

Patharla is a medium size village located in Bijepur of Bargarh district, Orissa with total 497 families residing. The Patharla village has population of 1925 of which 980 are males while 945 are females as per Population Census 2011.In Patharla village population of children with age 0-6 is 216 which makes up 11.22 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Patharla village is 964 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Patharla as per census is 862, lower than Orissa average of 941.Patharla village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Patharla village was 64.95 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Patharla Male literacy stands at 72.92 % while female literacy rate was 56.80 %.As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Patharla village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.