Palam Population, Caste, Working Data Koraput, Odisha - Census 2011

Palam is a village situated in Machh kund block of Koraput district in Odisha. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total of 143 families residing in the village Palam. The total population of Palam is 483 out of which 225 are males and 258 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palam is 1,147.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Palam village is 85 which is 18% of the total population. There are 43 male children and 42 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palam is 977 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,147) of Palam village.

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palam is 14.1%. Thus Palam village has a lower literacy rate compared to 41.2% of Koraput district. The male literacy rate is 23.63% and the female literacy rate is 6.02% in Palam village.

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

Palam Data as per Census 2011

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

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 21.5% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 52% of total population in Palam village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palam village out of total population, 305 were engaged in work activities. 0.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 99.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 305 workers engaged in Main Work, 0 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourers.

Map of Palam, Koraput, Odisha

Nearby Villages to Palam, Machh kund

Below are the list of villages near Palam village in Machh kund.

Reference

• Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
• Palam, Koraput, Odisha - Wikipedia