Palgam Population, Caste, Working Data Valsad, Gujarat - Census 2011

Palgam is a village situated in Umbergaon taluka of Valsad district in Gujarat. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,049 families residing in the village Palgam. The total population of Palgam is 4,893 out of which 2,570 are males and 2,323 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palgam is 904.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palgam village is 751 which is 15% of the total population. There are 375 male children and 376 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palgam is 1,003 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (904) of Palgam village.

Population
4,893
Families
1,049
Literacy
83.56%
Sex Ratio
904

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palgam is 83.6%. Thus Palgam village has higher literacy rate compared to 68.6% of Valsad district. The male literacy rate is 90.07% and the female literacy rate is 76.22% in Palgam village.

As of Mar 2016, the Sarpanch of Palgam village is . As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palgam village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Palgam Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 751 375 376
Literacy 83.56% 90.07% 76.22%
Scheduled Caste 664 341 323
Scheduled Tribe 638 308 330
Illiterate 1,432 593 839

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 13.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 13% of total population in Palgam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palgam village out of total population, 1,779 were engaged in work activities. 75.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 24.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,779 workers engaged in Main Work, 78 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 27 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,342 1,195 147
Cultivators 78 73 5
Agriculture Labourer 27 20 7
Household Industries 4 2 2
Other Workers 1,233 1,100 133
Marginal Workers 437 349 88
Non Working 3,114 1,026 2,088

Nearby Villages to Palgam,

Below are the list of villages near Palgam village in Umbergaon.

Village Population
Tembhi 3,488
Govada 1,964
Ghimsa Kankariya 1,832
Dahad 3,524
Anklas 5,855
Humran 798
Tumb 3,539
Karambele 3,308
Nargol 8,045
Ahu 1,490

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