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Palakamthi Population - Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh

Palakamthi is a medium size village located in Lalbarra Tehsil of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh with total 189 families residing. The Palakamthi village has population of 846 of which 431 are males while 415 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palakamthi village population of children with age 0-6 is 81 which makes up 9.57 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palakamthi village is 963 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Palakamthi as per census is 1025, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Palakamthi village has higher literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palakamthi village was 82.48 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Palakamthi Male literacy stands at 89.26 % while female literacy rate was 75.40 %.

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

Palakamthi Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 189 - -
Population 846 431 415
Child (0-6) 81 40 41
Schedule Caste 6 3 3
Schedule Tribe 19 9 10
Literacy 82.48 % 89.26 % 75.40 %
Total Workers 500 270 230
Main Worker 152 - -
Marginal Worker 348 148 200

Caste Factor

Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 2.25 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 0.71 % of total population in Palakamthi village.

Work Profile

In Palakamthi village out of total population, 500 were engaged in work activities. 30.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 69.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 500 workers engaged in Main Work, 76 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 58 were Agricultural labourer.