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Palhit Population - Daman, Daman and Diu

Palhit is a medium size village located in Daman Taluka of Daman district, Daman and Diu with total 75 families residing. The Palhit village has population of 345 of which 171 are males while 174 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palhit village population of children with age 0-6 is 24 which makes up 6.96 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palhit village is 1018 which is higher than Daman and Diu state average of 618. Child Sex Ratio for the Palhit as per census is 600, lower than Daman and Diu average of 904.

Palhit village has lower literacy rate compared to Daman and Diu. In 2011, literacy rate of Palhit village was 78.82 % compared to 87.10 % of Daman and Diu. In Palhit Male literacy stands at 89.10 % while female literacy rate was 69.09 %.

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

Palhit Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 75 - -
Population 345 171 174
Child (0-6) 24 15 9
Schedule Caste 38 17 21
Schedule Tribe 133 64 69
Literacy 78.82 % 89.10 % 69.09 %
Total Workers 116 87 29
Main Worker 105 - -
Marginal Worker 11 6 5

Caste Factor

In Palhit village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 38.55 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 11.01 % of total population in Palhit village.

Work Profile

In Palhit village out of total population, 116 were engaged in work activities. 90.52 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 9.48 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 116 workers engaged in Main Work, 22 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.