Palangala Population, Caste, Working Data Kodagu, Karnataka - Census 2011

Palangala is a village situated in Virajpet taluka of Kodagu district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 197 families residing in the village Palangala. The total population of Palangala is 649 out of which 322 are males and 327 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palangala is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palangala village is 58 which is 9% of the total population. There are 21 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palangala is 1,762 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Palangala village.

Population
649
Families
197
Literacy
92.39%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palangala is 92.4%. Thus Palangala village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.5% of Kodagu district. The male literacy rate is 93.02% and the female literacy rate is 91.72% in Palangala village.

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

Palangala Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 58 21 37
Literacy 92.39% 93.02% 91.72%
Scheduled Caste 33 16 17
Scheduled Tribe 170 77 93
Illiterate 103 42 61

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 26.2% of total population in Palangala village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palangala village out of total population, 494 were engaged in work activities. 85% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 494 workers engaged in Main Work, 31 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 420 234 186
Cultivators 31 16 15
Agriculture Labourer 20 11 9
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 368 206 162
Marginal Workers 74 28 46
Non Working 155 60 95

Nearby Villages to Palangala,

Below are the list of villages near Palangala village in Virajpet.

Village Population
Arameri 1,212
Kedamullur 2,966
Devanageri 1,176
Heggala 2,317
Maithadi 1,547
Betoli 2,297
Kadanga Marur 1,177
Kottoli 1,273
Bellumadu 553
Kadanur 1,295

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