Palkiri Population, Caste, Working Data Bokaro, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Palkiri is a village situated in Chandankiyari block of Bokaro district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 640 families residing in the village Palkiri. The total population of Palkiri is 3,221 out of which 1,676 are males and 1,545 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palkiri is 922.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palkiri village is 538 which is 17% of the total population. There are 256 male children and 282 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palkiri is 1,102 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (922) of Palkiri village.

Population
3,221
Families
640
Literacy
56.24%
Sex Ratio
922

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palkiri is 56.2%. Thus Palkiri village has lower literacy rate compared to 61.8% of Bokaro district. The male literacy rate is 70.85% and the female literacy rate is 39.83% 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 538 256 282
Literacy 56.24% 70.85% 39.83%
Scheduled Caste 1,425 711 714
Scheduled Tribe 34 17 17
Illiterate 1,712 670 1,042

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 44.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.1% of total population in Palkiri village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palkiri village out of total population, 864 were engaged in work activities. 30.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 864 workers engaged in Main Work, 79 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 52 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 263 242 21
Cultivators 79 75 4
Agriculture Labourer 52 45 7
Household Industries 2 1 1
Other Workers 130 121 9
Marginal Workers 601 511 90
Non Working 2,357 923 1,434

Nearby Villages to Palkiri,

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

Village Population
Damodarpur 469
Nekura 412
Chhatatanr 2,349
Amdiha 1,575
Gorigram 1,952
Tekora 1,427
Gundlibhitha 715
Marra 2,676
Jharna 548
Bhuski 911

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