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

Palganj is a village situated in Pirtanr block of Giridih district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 939 families residing in the village Palganj. The total population of Palganj is 5,073 out of which 2,630 are males and 2,443 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palganj is 929.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palganj village is 942 which is 19% of the total population. There are 474 male children and 468 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palganj is 987 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (929) of Palganj village.

Population
5,073
Families
939
Literacy
58.61%
Sex Ratio
929

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palganj is 58.6%. Thus Palganj village has higher literacy rate compared to 51.3% of Giridih district. The male literacy rate is 68.97% and the female literacy rate is 47.29% in Palganj village.

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

Palganj Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 942 474 468
Literacy 58.61% 68.97% 47.29%
Scheduled Caste 1,186 594 592
Scheduled Tribe 584 311 273
Illiterate 2,652 1,143 1,509

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 23.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 11.5% of total population in Palganj village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palganj village out of total population, 2,093 were engaged in work activities. 38.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 61.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2,093 workers engaged in Main Work, 109 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 214 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 809 672 137
Cultivators 109 102 7
Agriculture Labourer 214 139 75
Household Industries 19 17 2
Other Workers 467 414 53
Marginal Workers 1,284 613 671
Non Working 2,980 1,345 1,635

Nearby Villages to Palganj,

Below are the list of villages near Palganj village in Pirtanr.

Village Population
Karmatanr 321
Mahadeodih 554
Jamua 177
Madanpura 74
Hesalo 184
Dudhania 539
Purnanagar 244
Kathwara 801
Pandedih 293
Karanpura 898

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