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Palakh Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Palakh is a medium size village located in Indora Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 351 families residing. The Palakh village has population of 1665 of which 858 are males while 807 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palakh village population of children with age 0-6 is 210 which makes up 12.61 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palakh village is 941 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Palakh as per census is 858, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Palakh village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palakh village was 80.07 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Palakh Male literacy stands at 84.70 % while female literacy rate was 75.21 %.

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

Palakh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 351 - -
Population 1,665 858 807
Child (0-6) 210 113 97
Schedule Caste 587 321 266
Schedule Tribe 25 9 16
Literacy 80.07 % 84.70 % 75.21 %
Total Workers 723 529 194
Main Worker 404 - -
Marginal Worker 319 172 147

Caste Factor

In Palakh village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 35.26 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 1.50 % of total population in Palakh village.

Work Profile

In Palakh village out of total population, 723 were engaged in work activities. 55.88 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 44.12 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 723 workers engaged in Main Work, 189 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2 were Agricultural labourer.