Palha Population, Caste, Working Data Basti, Uttar Pradesh - Census 2011
Palha is a village situated in Basti tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 152 families residing in the village Palha. The total population of Palha is 1,030 out of which 529 are males and 501 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palha is 947.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palha village is 167 which is 16% of the total population. There are 84 male children and 83 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palha is 988 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (947) of Palha village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palha is 47.6%. Thus Palha village has lower literacy rate compared to 56.6% of Basti district. The male literacy rate is 58.43% and the female literacy rate is 36.12% in Palha village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palha Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palha village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 167 | 84 | 83 |
| Literacy | 47.62% | 58.43% | 36.12% |
| Scheduled Caste | 126 | 64 | 62 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 619 | 269 | 350 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.2% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palha village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Palha village out of total population, 282 were engaged in work activities. 66.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 282 workers engaged in Main Work, 128 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 33 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 188 | 174 | 14 |
| Cultivators | 128 | 123 | 5 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 33 | 28 | 5 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 24 | 20 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 94 | 85 | 9 |
| Non Working | 748 | 270 | 478 |
Nearby Villages to Palha,
Below are the list of villages near Palha village in Basti.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Baluwa Urf Sukul Purwa | 8 |
| Salempur | 29 |
| Raine | 478 |
| Juajata | 901 |
| Sapaha | 823 |
| Siswari Badan Singh Khas | 953 |
| Khamaria | 858 |
| Hathia | 970 |
| Sillo | 896 |
| Rojhia | 765 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Palha, Basti, Uttar Pradesh - Wikipedia