Palai Population, Caste, Working Data Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Census 2011

Palai is a village situated in Chamba tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 144 families residing in the village Palai. The total population of Palai is 560 out of which 269 are males and 291 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palai is 1,082.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Palai village is 76 which is 14% of the total population. There are 39 male children and 37 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palai is 949 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,082) of Palai village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palai is 81.2%. Thus Palai village has a higher literacy rate compared to 62.4% of Chamba district. The male literacy rate is 94.35% and the female literacy rate is 69.29% in Palai village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palai village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Palai Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palai village.

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 31.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0% of total population in Palai village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palai village out of total population, 322 were engaged in work activities. 28.3% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.7% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 322 workers engaged in Main Work, 14 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Palai, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh

Nearby Villages to Palai, Chamba

Below are the list of villages near Palai village in Chamba.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Palai, Chamba, Himachal Pradesh - Wikipedia