Palamu Population, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Palamu is a village situated in Nawadih block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 981 families residing in the village Palamu. The total population of Palamu is 5,379 out of which 2,760 are males and 2,619 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palamu is 949.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palamu village is 931 which is 17% of the total population. There are 460 male children and 471 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palamu is 1,024 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (949) of Palamu village.

Population
5,379
Families
981
Literacy
52.14%
Sex Ratio
949

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palamu is 52.1%. Thus Palamu village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.8% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 63.7% and the female literacy rate is 39.76% in Palamu village.

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

Palamu Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 931 460 471
Literacy 52.14% 63.7% 39.76%
Scheduled Caste 895 449 446
Scheduled Tribe 1,167 596 571
Illiterate 3,060 1,295 1,765

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 21.7% of total population in Palamu village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palamu village out of total population, 1,566 were engaged in work activities. 53.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,566 workers engaged in Main Work, 155 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 841 750 91
Cultivators 155 145 10
Agriculture Labourer 9 8 1
Household Industries 51 39 12
Other Workers 626 558 68
Marginal Workers 725 428 297
Non Working 3,813 1,582 2,231

Nearby Villages to Palamu,

Below are the list of villages near Palamu village in Nawadih.

Village Population
Chhotki-Kuri 760
Bhandar Kudar 455
Barki Kuri 1,192
Juramana 912
Pilpilo 441
Pipradih 1,933
Kanjkiro 5,886
Narainpur 3,653
Kachho 2,040
Harladih 1,714

Reference