Palana Population, Caste, Working Data Bikaner, Rajasthan - Census 2011

Palana is a village situated in Bikaner tehsil of Bikaner district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,312 families residing in the village Palana. The total population of Palana is 9,331 out of which 4,907 are males and 4,424 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palana is 902.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palana village is 1695 which is 18% of the total population. There are 897 male children and 798 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palana is 890 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (902) of Palana village.

Population
9,331
Families
1,312
Literacy
62.04%
Sex Ratio
902

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palana is 62%. Thus Palana village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.1% of Bikaner district. The male literacy rate is 77.58% and the female literacy rate is 44.84% in Palana village.

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

Palana Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,695 897 798
Literacy 62.04% 77.58% 44.84%
Scheduled Caste 2,604 1,368 1,236
Scheduled Tribe 10 6 4
Illiterate 4,594 1,796 2,798

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 27.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Palana village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palana village out of total population, 4,082 were engaged in work activities. 68.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 31.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,082 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,604 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 254 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,790 2,081 709
Cultivators 1,604 1,087 517
Agriculture Labourer 254 175 79
Household Industries 38 32 6
Other Workers 894 787 107
Marginal Workers 1,292 373 919
Non Working 5,249 2,453 2,796

Nearby Villages to Palana,

Below are the list of villages near Palana village in Bikaner.

Village Population
Deshnok 290
Sujasar 538
Barsingsar 5,766
Ambasar 2,534
Basi 2,239
Surdhana Padiharan 583
Lalamdesar 3,770
Surdhana Chauhanan 2,169
Bhojoosar 493
Geegasar 1,978

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