Palaj Population, Caste, Working Data Anand, Gujarat - Census 2011

Palaj is a village situated in Petlad taluka of Anand district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 2,112 families residing in the village Palaj. The total population of Palaj is 9,781 out of which 5,131 are males and 4,650 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palaj is 906.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palaj village is 1254 which is 13% of the total population. There are 678 male children and 576 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palaj is 850 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (906) of Palaj village.

Population
9,781
Families
2,112
Literacy
85.02%
Sex Ratio
906

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palaj is 85%. Thus Palaj village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.1% of Anand district. The male literacy rate is 94.14% and the female literacy rate is 75.06% in Palaj village.

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

Palaj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,254 678 576
Literacy 85.02% 94.14% 75.06%
Scheduled Caste 168 88 80
Scheduled Tribe 7 4 3
Illiterate 2,531 939 1,592

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.7% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Palaj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palaj village out of total population, 3,916 were engaged in work activities. 87.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 12.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3,916 workers engaged in Main Work, 738 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,671 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,442 3,007 435
Cultivators 738 719 19
Agriculture Labourer 1,671 1,498 173
Household Industries 44 40 4
Other Workers 989 750 239
Marginal Workers 474 73 401
Non Working 5,865 2,051 3,814

Nearby Villages to Palaj,

Below are the list of villages near Palaj village in Petlad.

Village Population
Vatav 2,484
Silvai 2,075
Sihol 6,051
Amod 3,718
Ardi 3,161
Jesarva 1,903
Vishnoli 3,735
Isarama 3,306
Sunav 5,545
Rangaipura 4,650

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