Palang Population, Caste, Working Data Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Palang is a village situated in Kangan tehsil of Ganderbal district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 434 families residing in the village Palang. The total population of Palang is 2,450 out of which 1,224 are males and 1,226 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palang is 1,002.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palang village is 359 which is 15% of the total population. There are 190 male children and 169 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palang is 889 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,002) of Palang village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palang is 57.1%. Thus Palang village has higher literacy rate compared to 48.2% of Ganderbal district. The male literacy rate is 69.54% and the female literacy rate is 44.94% in Palang village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palang Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palang village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 359 | 190 | 169 |
| Literacy | 57.1% | 69.54% | 44.94% |
| Scheduled Caste | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 588 | 301 | 287 |
| Illiterate | 1,256 | 505 | 751 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24% of total population in Palang village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Palang village out of total population, 790 were engaged in work activities. 28.9% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.1% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 790 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 228 | 201 | 27 |
| Cultivators | 15 | 9 | 6 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 197 | 177 | 20 |
| Marginal Workers | 562 | 357 | 205 |
| Non Working | 1,660 | 666 | 994 |
Nearby Villages to Palang,
Below are the list of villages near Palang village in Kangan.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Drag Tanga | 385 |
| Lari | 889 |
| Arigori Pora | 2,488 |
| Barwalah | 1,337 |
| Chater Gul | 7,641 |
| Gund Ari | 713 |
| Chiner | 1,007 |
| Kacha Nambal | 2,591 |
| Wossan | 4,810 |
| Wangat | 6,616 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Palang, Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia