Skip to main content Skip to docs navigation

Palya Population - Chitradurga, Karnataka

Palya is a medium size village located in Chitradurga Taluka of Chitradurga district, Karnataka with total 299 families residing. The Palya village has population of 1261 of which 649 are males while 612 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palya village population of children with age 0-6 is 147 which makes up 11.66 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palya village is 943 which is lower than Karnataka state average of 973. Child Sex Ratio for the Palya as per census is 670, lower than Karnataka average of 948.

Palya village has higher literacy rate compared to Karnataka. In 2011, literacy rate of Palya village was 75.85 % compared to 75.36 % of Karnataka. In Palya Male literacy stands at 85.03 % while female literacy rate was 66.55 %.

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

Palya Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 299 - -
Population 1,261 649 612
Child (0-6) 147 88 59
Schedule Caste 1,098 568 530
Schedule Tribe 65 34 31
Literacy 75.85 % 85.03 % 66.55 %
Total Workers 568 377 191
Main Worker 508 - -
Marginal Worker 60 28 32

Caste Factor

In Palya village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 87.07 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 5.15 % of total population in Palya village.

Work Profile

In Palya village out of total population, 568 were engaged in work activities. 89.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 10.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 568 workers engaged in Main Work, 166 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 278 were Agricultural labourer.