Palka Population, Caste, Working Data Alwar, Rajasthan - Census 2011
Palka is a village situated in Alwar tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 109 families residing in the village Palka. The total population of Palka is 732 out of which 383 are males and 349 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palka is 911.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palka village is 165 which is 23% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 76 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palka is 854 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (911) of Palka village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palka is 64.6%. Thus Palka village has higher literacy rate compared to 59.4% of Alwar district. The male literacy rate is 81.63% and the female literacy rate is 46.15% in Palka village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palka village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palka Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palka village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 165 | 89 | 76 |
| Literacy | 64.55% | 81.63% | 46.15% |
| Scheduled Caste | 263 | 145 | 118 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 366 | 143 | 223 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palka village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Palka village out of total population, 254 were engaged in work activities. 95.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 4.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 254 workers engaged in Main Work, 107 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 30 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 243 | 164 | 79 |
| Cultivators | 107 | 52 | 55 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 30 | 13 | 17 |
| Household Industries | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Other Workers | 103 | 98 | 5 |
| Marginal Workers | 11 | 3 | 8 |
| Non Working | 478 | 216 | 262 |
Nearby Villages to Palka,
Below are the list of villages near Palka village in Alwar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Palka, Alwar, Rajasthan - Wikipedia