Palkot Population, Caste, Working Data Gumla, Jharkhand - Census 2011

Palkot is a village situated in Palkot block of Gumla district in Jharkhand. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,753 families residing in the village Palkot. The total population of Palkot is 8,945 out of which 4,413 are males and 4,532 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palkot is 1,027.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palkot village is 1296 which is 14% of the total population. There are 681 male children and 615 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palkot is 903 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,027) of Palkot village.

Population
8,945
Families
1,753
Literacy
73.71%
Sex Ratio
1,027

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palkot is 73.7%. Thus Palkot village has higher literacy rate compared to 54.6% of Gumla district. The male literacy rate is 82.53% and the female literacy rate is 65.31% in Palkot village.

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

Palkot Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,296 681 615
Literacy 73.71% 82.53% 65.31%
Scheduled Caste 1,468 717 751
Scheduled Tribe 3,562 1,757 1,805
Illiterate 3,307 1,333 1,974

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 16.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.8% of total population in Palkot village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palkot village out of total population, 4,196 were engaged in work activities. 62.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 37.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,196 workers engaged in Main Work, 773 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 531 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 2,623 1,824 799
Cultivators 773 553 220
Agriculture Labourer 531 291 240
Household Industries 42 27 15
Other Workers 1,277 953 324
Marginal Workers 1,573 485 1,088
Non Working 4,749 2,104 2,645

Nearby Villages to Palkot,

Below are the list of villages near Palkot village in Palkot.

Village Population
Nathpur 4,245
Baghma 4,313
Koenjali 274
Gurgura 307
Petsera 1,064
Marda 959
Rengola 608
Alangkera 1,430
Satkhari 1,498
Kaimba 1,251

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