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Palwana Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Palwana is a medium size village located in Kangra Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 95 families residing. The Palwana village has population of 457 of which 246 are males while 211 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palwana village population of children with age 0-6 is 58 which makes up 12.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palwana village is 858 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Palwana as per census is 706, lower than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Palwana village has higher literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palwana village was 86.97 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Palwana Male literacy stands at 93.40 % while female literacy rate was 79.68 %.

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

Palwana Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 95 - -
Population 457 246 211
Child (0-6) 58 34 24
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 86.97 % 93.40 % 79.68 %
Total Workers 233 147 86
Main Worker 115 - -
Marginal Worker 118 42 76

Caste Factor

There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) and Schedule Tribe(ST) in Palwana village of Kangra district.

Work Profile

In Palwana village out of total population, 233 were engaged in work activities. 49.36 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 50.64 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 233 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.