Palwan Population, Caste, Working Data Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Census 2011
Palwan is a village situated in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 168 families residing in the village Palwan. The total population of Palwan is 726 out of which 388 are males and 338 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palwan is 871.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palwan village is 79 which is 11% of the total population. There are 40 male children and 39 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palwan is 975 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (871) of Palwan village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palwan is 74%. Thus Palwan village has lower literacy rate compared to 74.3% of Jammu district. The male literacy rate is 83.33% and the female literacy rate is 63.21% in Palwan village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palwan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Palwan Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palwan village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 79 | 40 | 39 |
| Literacy | 74.03% | 83.33% | 63.21% |
| Scheduled Caste | 331 | 168 | 163 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Illiterate | 247 | 98 | 149 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 45.6% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palwan village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Palwan village out of total population, 201 were engaged in work activities. 63.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 201 workers engaged in Main Work, 21 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 23 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 128 | 124 | 4 |
| Cultivators | 21 | 20 | 1 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 23 | 23 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Other Workers | 80 | 77 | 3 |
| Marginal Workers | 73 | 72 | 1 |
| Non Working | 525 | 192 | 333 |
Nearby Villages to Palwan,
Below are the list of villages near Palwan village in Akhnoor.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Gurah Brahmana | 2,935 |
| Bhardah Khurd | 784 |
| Bargal Khurd | 235 |
| Sanehal | 1,334 |
| Bargal Kalan | 917 |
| Anmbaran | 3,274 |
| Gurah Jagir | 3,880 |
| Dasgal | 1,629 |
| Garh | 211 |
| Manda | 1,046 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Palwan, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir - Wikipedia