Palasa Population, Caste, Working Data Jagatsinghapur, Odisha - Census 2011

Palasa is a village situated in Jagatsinghapur block of Jagatsinghapur district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 384 families residing in the village Palasa. The total population of Palasa is 1,623 out of which 840 are males and 783 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palasa is 932.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palasa village is 158 which is 10% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 74 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palasa is 881 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (932) of Palasa village.

Population
1,623
Families
384
Literacy
84.85%
Sex Ratio
932

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palasa is 84.8%. Thus Palasa village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.2% of Jagatsinghapur district. The male literacy rate is 93.39% and the female literacy rate is 75.74% in Palasa village.

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

Palasa Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 158 84 74
Literacy 84.85% 93.39% 75.74%
Scheduled Caste 614 318 296
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 380 134 246

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 37.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palasa village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palasa village out of total population, 606 were engaged in work activities. 51.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 48.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 606 workers engaged in Main Work, 65 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 125 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 313 267 46
Cultivators 65 63 2
Agriculture Labourer 125 94 31
Household Industries 6 6 0
Other Workers 117 104 13
Marginal Workers 293 209 84
Non Working 1,017 364 653

Nearby Villages to Palasa,

Below are the list of villages near Palasa village in Jagatsinghapur.

Village Population
Arana 1,216
Kodala 442
Biribati 288
Akasudha 689
Benukhanda 674
Patasara 1,303
Benupur 1,855
Adhanga 735
Jasabantapur 2,665
Alipingal 2,479

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