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Palakhalima Population - Rayagada, Orissa

Palakhalima is a small village located in Kalyanasingpur Block of Rayagada district, Orissa with total 36 families residing. The Palakhalima village has population of 165 of which 73 are males while 92 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palakhalima village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 11.52 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palakhalima village is 1260 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Palakhalima as per census is 900, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Palakhalima village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Palakhalima village was 32.88 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Palakhalima Male literacy stands at 44.44 % while female literacy rate was 24.10 %.

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

Palakhalima Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 36 - -
Population 165 73 92
Child (0-6) 19 10 9
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 154 66 88
Literacy 32.88 % 44.44 % 24.10 %
Total Workers 92 47 45
Main Worker 34 - -
Marginal Worker 58 13 45

Caste Factor

In Palakhalima village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 93.33 % of total population in Palakhalima village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Palakhalima village of Rayagada.

Work Profile

In Palakhalima village out of total population, 92 were engaged in work activities. 36.96 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.04 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 92 workers engaged in Main Work, 32 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.