Palara Population, Caste, Working Data Hugli, West Bengal - Census 2011

Palara is a village situated in Singur block of Hugli district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 488 families residing in the village Palara. The total population of Palara is 2,008 out of which 1,069 are males and 939 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palara is 878.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palara village is 145 which is 7% of the total population. There are 79 male children and 66 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palara is 835 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (878) of Palara village.

Population
2,008
Families
488
Literacy
82.45%
Sex Ratio
878

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palara is 82.4%. Thus Palara village has higher literacy rate compared to 73.9% of Hugli district. The male literacy rate is 86.97% and the female literacy rate is 77.32% in Palara village.

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

Palara Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 145 79 66
Literacy 82.45% 86.97% 77.32%
Scheduled Caste 727 393 334
Scheduled Tribe 12 5 7
Illiterate 472 208 264

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 36.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.6% of total population in Palara village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palara village out of total population, 1,023 were engaged in work activities. 53.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,023 workers engaged in Main Work, 295 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 35 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 547 498 49
Cultivators 295 285 10
Agriculture Labourer 35 33 2
Household Industries 14 11 3
Other Workers 203 169 34
Marginal Workers 476 273 203
Non Working 985 298 687

Nearby Villages to Palara,

Below are the list of villages near Palara village in Singur.

Village Population
Bighati 4,388
Patul.Raghabpur 1,234
Dhitara 2,336
Ghosha 358
Jhakari 2,395
Gourangapur 2,171
Nezampur 975
Baharampur 2,039
Bara Kamalapur 20,047
Pahlanpur 6,034

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