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Dandar Kalan Population - Palamu, Jharkhand

Dandar Kalan is a large village located in Panki Block of Palamu district, Jharkhand with total 914 families residing. The Dandar Kalan village has population of 5041 of which 2626 are males while 2415 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Dandar Kalan village population of children with age 0-6 is 894 which makes up 17.73 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Dandar Kalan village is 920 which is lower than Jharkhand state average of 948. Child Sex Ratio for the Dandar Kalan as per census is 874, lower than Jharkhand average of 948.

Dandar Kalan village has lower literacy rate compared to Jharkhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Dandar Kalan village was 57.82 % compared to 66.41 % of Jharkhand. In Dandar Kalan Male literacy stands at 68.78 % while female literacy rate was 46.05 %.

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

Dandar Kalan Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 914 - -
Population 5,041 2,626 2,415
Child (0-6) 894 477 417
Schedule Caste 1,332 674 658
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 57.82 % 68.78 % 46.05 %
Total Workers 2,145 1,365 780
Main Worker 982 - -
Marginal Worker 1,163 652 511

Caste Factor

Dandar Kalan village of Palamu has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 26.42 % of total population in Dandar Kalan village. The village Dandar Kalan currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Dandar Kalan village out of total population, 2145 were engaged in work activities. 45.78 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 54.22 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 2145 workers engaged in Main Work, 233 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 636 were Agricultural labourer.