Pelama Population, Caste, Working Data Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Census 2011
Pelama is a village situated in Tamnar tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 273 families residing in the village Pelama. The total population of Pelama is 1,184 out of which 590 are males and 594 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Pelama is 1,007.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Pelama village is 178 which is 15% of the total population. There are 89 male children and 89 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Pelama is 1,000 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,007) of Pelama village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Pelama is 73.7%. Thus Pelama village has higher literacy rate compared to 63.7% of Raigarh district. The male literacy rate is 85.23% and the female literacy rate is 62.18% in Pelama village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Pelama village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Pelama Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Pelama village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 178 | 89 | 89 |
| Literacy | 73.66% | 85.23% | 62.18% |
| Scheduled Caste | 116 | 61 | 55 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 706 | 343 | 363 |
| Illiterate | 443 | 163 | 280 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.8% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 59.6% of total population in Pelama village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Pelama village out of total population, 670 were engaged in work activities. 77.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 22.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 670 workers engaged in Main Work, 312 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 181 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 520 | 299 | 221 |
| Cultivators | 312 | 187 | 125 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 181 | 90 | 91 |
| Household Industries | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 21 | 17 | 4 |
| Marginal Workers | 150 | 37 | 113 |
| Non Working | 514 | 254 | 260 |
Nearby Villages to Pelama,
Below are the list of villages near Pelama village in Tamnar.
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Pelama, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh - Wikipedia