Palem Population, Caste, Working Data Khammam, Andhra Pradesh - Census 2011

Palem is a village situated in Venkatapuram mandal of Khammam district in Andhra Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 512 families residing in the village Palem. The total population of Palem is 1,839 out of which 908 are males and 931 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palem is 1,025.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palem village is 200 which is 11% of the total population. There are 103 male children and 97 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palem is 942 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,025) of Palem village.

Population
1,839
Families
512
Literacy
51.19%
Sex Ratio
1,025

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palem is 51.2%. Thus Palem village has lower literacy rate compared to 58.3% of Khammam district. The male literacy rate is 59.38% and the female literacy rate is 43.29% in Palem village.

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

Palem Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 200 103 97
Literacy 51.19% 59.38% 43.29%
Scheduled Caste 35 18 17
Scheduled Tribe 1,085 538 547
Illiterate 1,000 430 570

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 1.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59% of total population in Palem village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palem village out of total population, 1,212 were engaged in work activities. 96% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,212 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1,127 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,164 600 564
Cultivators 21 20 1
Agriculture Labourer 1,127 569 558
Household Industries 1 1 0
Other Workers 15 10 5
Marginal Workers 48 14 34
Non Working 627 294 333

Nearby Villages to Palem,

Below are the list of villages near Palem village in Venkatapuram.

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