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Palpur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011

Palpur is a Census Town city situated in Musafirkhana tehsil of Sultanpur district. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 862 families residing in the Palpur city. The total population of Palpur is 5,702 out of which 2,986 are males and 2,716 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palpur is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palpur city is 823 which is 14% of the total population. There are 435 male children and 388 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palpur is 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palpur is 78.4%. Thus Palpur has higher literacy rate compared to 69.3% of Sultanpur district. The male literacy rate is 84.28% and the female literacy rate is 72.04% in Palpur.

Palpur Census Town has total administration over 862 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Census Town limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Palpur Census Town

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palpur Census Town.

Total Male Female
Children 823 435 388
Literacy 78.4% 72% 61.7%
Scheduled Caste 251 123 128
Scheduled Tribe 0 0 0
Illiterate 1,875 836 1,039

Caste-wise Population - Palpur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palpur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 251 123 128
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0

Religion-wise Population - Palpur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Palpur is 2,505 which is 43.93% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Palpur is 3,176 which is 55.7% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Palpur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,505 (43.93%) 1,291 1,214
Muslim 3,176 (55.7%) 1,686 1,490
Christian 19 (0.33%) 9 10
Sikh 0 (0%) 0 0
Buddhist 0 (0%) 0 0
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 2 (0.04%) 0 2

Literacy Rate - Palpur

The total literacy rate of Palpur was 78.44% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 67.68% of Uttar Pradesh. Population-wise, out of total 3,827 literates, males were 2,150 while females were 1,677. Also the male literacy rate was 84.28% and the female literacy rate was 72.04% in Palpur.

  Palpur Uttar Pradesh
Female 72.04% 57.18%
Male 84.28% 77.28%
Total 78.44% 67.68%

Sex Ratio - Palpur

The Sex Ratio of Palpur is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Palpur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 892 which is less than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Palpur.

Child Population - Palpur

According to Census 2011, there were 823 children between age 0 to 6 years in Palpur. Out of which 435 were male while 388 were female.

Working Population - Palpur

In Palpur Census Town out of total population, 1,441 were engaged in work activities. 74.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 25.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,441 workers engaged in Main Work, 87 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 81 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,078 989 89
Cultivators 87 81 6
Agriculture Labourer 81 73 8
Household Industries 48 40 8
Other Workers 862 795 67
Marginal Workers 363 258 105
Non Working 4,261 1,739 2,522

Palpur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Palpur is further divided into 1 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 5,702 67.1% 910

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