Palera Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh - Census 2011

Palera is a Nagar Panchayat city situated in Palera tehsil of Tikamgarh district. The Palera city is divided into 15 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,225 families residing in the Palera city. The total population of Palera is 17,493 out of which 9,093 are males and 8,400 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palera is 924.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Palera city is 2645 which is 15% of the total population. There are 1377 male children and 1268 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palera is 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (924).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palera is 68.9%. Thus Palera has a higher literacy rate compared to 61.4% of Tikamgarh district. The male literacy rate is 77.22% and the female literacy rate is 59.96% in Palera.

Population
17,493
Literacy
68.9%
Sex Ratio
924

Palera Nagar Panchayat has total administration over 3,225 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Nagar Panchayat limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Palera Nagar Panchayat

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palera Nagar Panchayat.

Total Male Female
Children 2,645 1,377 1,268
Literacy 68.9% 65.5% 50.9%
Scheduled Caste 5,884 3,053 2,831
Scheduled Tribe 785 411 374
Illiterate 7,259 3,135 4,124

Caste-wise Population - Palera

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 33.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 4.5% of total population in Palera.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 5,884 3,053 2,831
Schedule Tribe 785 411 374

Religion-wise Population - Palera

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Palera is 15,562 which is 88.96% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Palera is 1,886 which is 10.78% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Palera as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,562 (88.96%) 8,073 7,489
Muslim 1,886 (10.78%) 995 891
Christian 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Sikh 4 (0.02%) 2 2
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 33 (0.19%) 18 15
Other Religion 1 (0.01%) 1 0
No Religion Specified 3 (0.02%) 2 1

Literacy Rate - Palera

The total literacy rate of Palera was 68.93% in 2011 which is less than the average literacy rate of 69.32% of Madhya Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 10,234 literates, males were 5,958 while females were 4,276. Also the male literacy rate was 77.22% and the female literacy rate was 59.96% in Palera.

  Palera Madhya Pradesh
Female 59.96% 59.24%
Male 77.22% 78.73%
Total 68.93% 69.32%

Sex Ratio - Palera

The Sex Ratio of Palera is 924. Thus per every 1000 men there were 924 females in Palera. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 921 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 924 ) of Palera.


Child Population - Palera

According to Census 2011, there were 2,645 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Palera. Out of which 1,377 were male while 1,268 were female.


Working Population - Palera

In Palera Nagar Panchayat out of total population, 6,030 were engaged in work activities. 83.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,030 workers engaged in Main Work, 1,642 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 736 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,031 3,754 1,277
Cultivators 1,642 1,242 400
Agriculture Labourer 736 352 384
Household Industries 145 82 63
Other Workers 2,508 2,078 430
Marginal Workers 999 513 486
Non Working 11,463 4,826 6,637

Palera Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Palera is further divided into 15 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 845 55% 903
2 Ward No - 2 1,341 56.5% 899
3 Ward No - 3 1,580 38.6% 992
4 Ward No - 4 743 45.2% 905
5 Ward No - 5 826 51.6% 784
6 Ward No - 6 654 61.9% 924
7 Ward No - 7 1,117 64.5% 946
8 Ward No - 8 935 44.9% 848
9 Ward No - 9 664 57.8% 860
10 Ward No - 10 727 76.9% 1,042
11 Ward No - 11 892 65.5% 965
12 Ward No - 12 1,305 60.9% 802
13 Ward No - 13 2,465 64.6% 929
14 Ward No - 14 2,119 67.3% 1,057
15 Ward No - 15 1,280 58.9% 888

Map of Palera, Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh


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