Palmar Population, Caste, Working Data Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011

Palmar is a village situated in Kishtwar tehsil of Kishtwar district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 1,372 families residing in the village Palmar. The total population of Palmar is 7,388 out of which 3,664 are males and 3,724 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palmar is 1,016.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palmar village is 1040 which is 14% of the total population. There are 519 male children and 521 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palmar is 1,004 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,016) of Palmar village.

Population
7,388
Families
1,372
Literacy
63.22%
Sex Ratio
1,016

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palmar is 63.2%. Thus Palmar village has higher literacy rate compared to 46.6% of Kishtwar district. The male literacy rate is 76.38% and the female literacy rate is 50.3% in Palmar village.

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

Palmar Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 1,040 519 521
Literacy 63.22% 76.38% 50.3%
Scheduled Caste 740 378 362
Scheduled Tribe 283 162 121
Illiterate 3,375 1,262 2,113

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 3.8% of total population in Palmar village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palmar village out of total population, 1,689 were engaged in work activities. 53.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 46.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,689 workers engaged in Main Work, 99 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 320 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 903 797 106
Cultivators 99 87 12
Agriculture Labourer 320 295 25
Household Industries 27 21 6
Other Workers 457 394 63
Marginal Workers 786 730 56
Non Working 5,699 2,137 3,562

Nearby Villages to Palmar,

Below are the list of villages near Palmar village in Kishtwar.

Village Population
Bhander Koot 852
Filler 3,802
Pakalan 871
Dharbadan 1,600
Poochal 7,042
Lach Dayaram 3,500
Kawartanji 1,355
Cher Jee 2,233
Dool 4,931
Bhagna 2,663

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