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Palang Population - Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir

Palang is a large village located in Kangan Tehsil of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 434 families residing. The Palang village has population of 2450 of which 1224 are males while 1226 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palang village population of children with age 0-6 is 359 which makes up 14.65 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palang village is 1002 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Palang as per census is 889, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Palang village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Palang village was 57.10 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Palang Male literacy stands at 69.54 % while female literacy rate was 44.94 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Palang village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Palang village.

Palang Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 434 - -
Population 2,450 1,224 1,226
Child (0-6) 359 190 169
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 588 301 287
Literacy 57.10 % 69.54 % 44.94 %
Total Workers 790 558 232
Main Worker 228 - -
Marginal Worker 562 357 205

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 24.00 % of total population in Palang village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Palang village of Ganderbal.

Work Profile

In Palang village out of total population, 790 were engaged in work activities. 28.86 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 71.14 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 790 workers engaged in Main Work, 15 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 14 were Agricultural labourer.