Palaunjia Population, Caste, Working Data Giridih, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Palaunjia is a village situated in Birni block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 140 families residing in the village Palaunjia. The total population of Palaunjia is 847 out of which 416 are males and 431 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palaunjia is 1,036.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palaunjia village is 153 which is 18% of the total population. There are 66 male children and 87 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palaunjia is 1,318 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (1,036) of Palaunjia village.

Population
847
Families
140
Literacy
65.71%
Sex Ratio
1,036

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palaunjia is 65.7%. Thus Palaunjia village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 76.86% and the female literacy rate is 54.36% in Palaunjia village.

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

Palaunjia Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 153 66 87
Literacy 65.71% 76.86% 54.36%
Scheduled Caste 88 47 41
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 391 147 244

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palaunjia village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palaunjia village out of total population, 205 were engaged in work activities. 91.2% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 8.8% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 205 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 20 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 187 175 12
Cultivators 87 80 7
Agriculture Labourer 20 20 0
Other Workers 80 75 5
Marginal Workers 18 14 4
Non Working 642 227 415

Nearby Villages to Palaunjia,

Below are the list of villages near Palaunjia village in Birni.

Village Population
Simradhab 1,917
Birajpur 1,085
Banpura 422
Jitkundi 1,144
Gongra 520
Makhmargo 1,981
Baramasia 947
Batlohia 541
Jurpa 342
Belatanr 929

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