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Paljha Population - Umaria, Madhya Pradesh

Paljha is a medium size village located in Manpur Tehsil of Umaria district, Madhya Pradesh with total 295 families residing. The Paljha village has population of 1314 of which 662 are males while 652 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paljha village population of children with age 0-6 is 221 which makes up 16.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paljha village is 985 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Paljha as per census is 1028, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Paljha village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Paljha village was 67.06 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Paljha Male literacy stands at 78.48 % while female literacy rate was 55.37 %.

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

Paljha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 295 - -
Population 1,314 662 652
Child (0-6) 221 109 112
Schedule Caste 116 55 61
Schedule Tribe 230 111 119
Literacy 67.06 % 78.48 % 55.37 %
Total Workers 580 326 254
Main Worker 64 - -
Marginal Worker 516 271 245

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 17.50 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 8.83 % of total population in Paljha village.

Work Profile

In Paljha village out of total population, 580 were engaged in work activities. 11.03 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 88.97 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 580 workers engaged in Main Work, 30 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 9 were Agricultural labourer.