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Palakharu Population - Kangra, Himachal Pradesh

Palakharu is a medium size village located in Baroh Tehsil of Kangra district, Himachal Pradesh with total 50 families residing. The Palakharu village has population of 243 of which 130 are males while 113 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palakharu village population of children with age 0-6 is 19 which makes up 7.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palakharu village is 869 which is lower than Himachal Pradesh state average of 972. Child Sex Ratio for the Palakharu as per census is 1375, higher than Himachal Pradesh average of 909.

Palakharu village has lower literacy rate compared to Himachal Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palakharu village was 79.02 % compared to 82.80 % of Himachal Pradesh. In Palakharu Male literacy stands at 84.43 % while female literacy rate was 72.55 %.

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

Palakharu Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 50 - -
Population 243 130 113
Child (0-6) 19 8 11
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 79.02 % 84.43 % 72.55 %
Total Workers 161 89 72
Main Worker 130 - -
Marginal Worker 31 31 0

Caste Factor

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

Work Profile

In Palakharu village out of total population, 161 were engaged in work activities. 80.75 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 19.25 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 161 workers engaged in Main Work, 73 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.