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Palamau Population - Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh

Palamau is a medium size village located in Mohkhed Tehsil of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh with total 287 families residing. The Palamau village has population of 1226 of which 614 are males while 612 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palamau village population of children with age 0-6 is 152 which makes up 12.40 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palamau village is 997 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Palamau as per census is 949, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Palamau village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palamau village was 71.32 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Palamau Male literacy stands at 79.66 % while female literacy rate was 63.01 %.

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

Palamau Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 287 - -
Population 1,226 614 612
Child (0-6) 152 78 74
Schedule Caste 181 96 85
Schedule Tribe 389 198 191
Literacy 71.32 % 79.66 % 63.01 %
Total Workers 639 327 312
Main Worker 441 - -
Marginal Worker 198 19 179

Caste Factor

Palamau village of Chhindwara has substantial population of Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 31.73 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 14.76 % of total population in Palamau village.

Work Profile

In Palamau village out of total population, 639 were engaged in work activities. 69.01 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 30.99 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 639 workers engaged in Main Work, 144 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 269 were Agricultural labourer.