Palya Population, Caste, Working Data Chitradurga, Karnataka - Census 2011

Palya is a village situated in Chitradurga taluka of Chitradurga district in Karnataka. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 299 families residing in the village Palya. The total population of Palya is 1,261 out of which 649 are males and 612 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palya is 943.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palya village is 147 which is 12% of the total population. There are 88 male children and 59 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palya is 670 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (943) of Palya village.

Population
1,261
Families
299
Literacy
75.85%
Sex Ratio
943

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palya is 75.9%. Thus Palya village has higher literacy rate compared to 65.5% of Chitradurga district. The male literacy rate is 85.03% and the female literacy rate is 66.55% in Palya village.

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

Palya Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 147 88 59
Literacy 75.85% 85.03% 66.55%
Scheduled Caste 1,098 568 530
Scheduled Tribe 65 34 31
Illiterate 416 172 244

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 87.1% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.2% of total population in Palya village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palya village out of total population, 568 were engaged in work activities. 89.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 568 workers engaged in Main Work, 166 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 278 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 508 349 159
Cultivators 166 126 40
Agriculture Labourer 278 172 106
Other Workers 64 51 13
Marginal Workers 60 28 32
Non Working 693 272 421

Nearby Villages to Palya,

Below are the list of villages near Palya village in Chitradurga.

Village Population
Dindadahalli 23
Nallikatte 583
Thurebailu 3,479
N.Ballikatte 175
Malali 353
Hullur 3,638
Bheemasamudra 1,131
Thirumalapura 828
Bettadanagenahalli 989
Kurubarahalli 3,335

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