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Palsa Population - Pakur, Jharkhand

Palsa is a large village located in Maheshpur Block of Pakur district, Jharkhand with total 577 families residing. The Palsa village has population of 2677 of which 1379 are males while 1298 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palsa village population of children with age 0-6 is 465 which makes up 17.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palsa village is 941 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Palsa as per census is 970, higher than Jharkhand average of 948.

Palsa village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Palsa village was 57.50 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Palsa Male literacy stands at 63.08 % while female literacy rate was 51.54 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Palsa 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 Palsa village.

Palsa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 577 - -
Population 2,677 1,379 1,298
Child (0-6) 465 236 229
Schedule Caste 79 43 36
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.50 % 63.08 % 51.54 %
Total Workers 904 725 179
Main Worker 654 - -
Marginal Worker 250 108 142

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 2.95 % of total population in Palsa village. The village Palsa currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palsa village out of total population, 904 were engaged in work activities. 72.35 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 27.65 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 904 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 186 were Agricultural labourer.