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Palamu population.Households, literacy and work. Primary Census Abstract for this district in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.
Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population 1,939,869 people
Households 358,754 PCA households
Literacy rate 63.63% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 36.76% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 1,939,869 1,713,866 226,003 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 358,754 318,828 39,926 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 329,728 298,338 31,390 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 17% 17.41% 13.89% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 928 931 903 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 945 948 916 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 1,024,563 867,814 156,749 Literacy rate% 63.63% 61.31% 80.54% Male literacy rate% 74.3% 72.52% 87.07% Female literacy rate% 52.09% 49.22% 73.3% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 536,382 503,315 33,067 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 181,208 177,852 3,356 Total workersCensus workers 713,175 648,731 64,444 Work participation rate% 36.76% 37.85% 28.51% Main workersworked at least 6 months 283,702 240,120 43,582 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 429,473 408,611 20,862 Non-workerspeople 1,226,694 1,065,135 161,559
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 358,754 households and 1,939,869 residents. Urban residents made up 11.65% of the population. Rural residents made up 88.35%. Children aged 0–6 made up 17% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 74.3% for males and 52.09% for females. Of 713,175 workers, 39.78% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 68,895 64,690 Agricultural labourers 95,734 285,242 Household industry workers 7,062 12,849 Other workers 112,011 66,692
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
Towns connected to this district The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.
Census code 801786 78,396 people within this district · Town
Census code 801785 42,925 people within this district · Town
Census code 801784 29,241 people within this district · Town
Census code 366660 14,880 people within this district · Census town
Census code 366659 14,552 people within this district · Census town
Census code 366843 13,513 people within this district · Census town
Census code 366661 12,497 people within this district · Census town
Census code 365336 11,811 people within this district · Census town
Census code 366842 8,188 people within this district · Census town