Palhota Population, Caste, Working Data Mandi, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011
Palhota is a village situated in Sundarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 270 families residing in the village Palhota. The total population of Palhota is 1,155 out of which 574 are males and 581 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palhota is 1,012.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palhota village is 131 which is 11% of the total population. There are 70 male children and 61 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palhota is 871 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,012) of Palhota village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palhota is 84.7%. Thus Palhota village has higher literacy rate compared to 72.4% of Mandi district. The male literacy rate is 91.87% and the female literacy rate is 77.69% in Palhota village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palhota village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palhota Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palhota village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 131 | 70 | 61 |
| Literacy | 84.67% | 91.87% | 77.69% |
| Scheduled Caste | 595 | 309 | 286 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 288 | 111 | 177 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 51.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palhota village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Palhota village out of total population, 654 were engaged in work activities. 30.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 654 workers engaged in Main Work, 16 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 199 | 162 | 37 |
| Cultivators | 16 | 8 | 8 |
| Household Industries | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 178 | 150 | 28 |
| Marginal Workers | 455 | 145 | 310 |
| Non Working | 501 | 267 | 234 |
Nearby Villages to Palhota,
Below are the list of villages near Palhota village in Sundarnagar.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Neri | 367 |
| Seradh | 427 |
| Upperli Bahli | 714 |
| Harwani | 505 |
| Chandru | 455 |
| Nichli Bahli | 1,351 |
| Bharjwanu | 1,761 |
| Mahadev | 3,062 |
| Bodhal | 247 |
| Ghangal | 1,432 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Palhota, Mandi, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia