Palkiri Population, Caste, Working Data Bhadrak, Odisha - Census 2011

Palkiri is a village situated in Dhamanagar block of Bhadrak district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 358 families residing in the village Palkiri. The total population of Palkiri is 1,539 out of which 787 are males and 752 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palkiri is 956.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palkiri village is 193 which is 13% of the total population. There are 106 male children and 87 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palkiri is 821 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (956) of Palkiri village.

Population
1,539
Families
358
Literacy
79.57%
Sex Ratio
956

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palkiri is 79.6%. Thus Palkiri village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.6% of Bhadrak district. The male literacy rate is 87.08% and the female literacy rate is 71.88% in Palkiri village.

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

Palkiri Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 193 106 87
Literacy 79.57% 87.08% 71.88%
Scheduled Caste 466 231 235
Scheduled Tribe 51 25 26
Illiterate 468 194 274

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.3% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.3% of total population in Palkiri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palkiri village out of total population, 447 were engaged in work activities. 94.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 447 workers engaged in Main Work, 93 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 296 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 423 403 20
Cultivators 93 93 0
Agriculture Labourer 296 287 9
Household Industries 2 2 0
Other Workers 32 21 11
Marginal Workers 24 10 14
Non Working 1,092 374 718

Nearby Villages to Palkiri,

Below are the list of villages near Palkiri village in Dhamanagar.

Village Population
Bhagabanpur 1,442
Baitipur 758
Nuapokhari 250
Jayakrushnapur 562
Maujakhandi 22
Mirjapur 391
Bandhatia 2,374
Chhatrapada 530
Radhaballavpur 828
Mankidia 448

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