Palgad Population, Caste, Working Data Ratnagiri, Maharashtra - Census 2011

Palgad is a village situated in Dapoli taluka of Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 719 families residing in the village Palgad. The total population of Palgad is 2,959 out of which 1,450 are males and 1,509 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palgad is 1,041.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palgad village is 245 which is 8% of the total population. There are 125 male children and 120 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palgad is 960 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,041) of Palgad village.

Population
2,959
Families
719
Literacy
86.11%
Sex Ratio
1,041

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palgad is 86.1%. Thus Palgad village has higher literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Ratnagiri district. The male literacy rate is 92.75% and the female literacy rate is 79.77% in Palgad village.

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

Palgad Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 245 125 120
Literacy 86.11% 92.75% 79.77%
Scheduled Caste 53 28 25
Scheduled Tribe 25 13 12
Illiterate 622 221 401

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Palgad village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palgad village out of total population, 1,534 were engaged in work activities. 73.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 26.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,534 workers engaged in Main Work, 579 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 209 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,122 639 483
Cultivators 579 355 224
Agriculture Labourer 209 97 112
Household Industries 55 51 4
Other Workers 279 136 143
Marginal Workers 412 131 281
Non Working 1,425 680 745

Nearby Villages to Palgad,

Below are the list of villages near Palgad village in Dapoli.

Village Population
Sondeghar 932
Vanoshi Tarf Natu 635
Pachavali 559
Pisai 1,125
Mahalunge 901
Sarang 829
Nawanagar 578
Saldure 356
Wadavali 416
Ambavali Kh. 385

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