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Census town · Census 2011 · code 368662

Palawa population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Jharkhand, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population14,848people
Households2,451PCA households
Literacy rate76.65%% of people aged 7+
Work participation24.9%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople14,8487,7017,147
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–62,4501,2351,215
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+9,5035,2424,261
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+76.65%81.07%71.83%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople361187174
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople321715
Total workersCensus workers3,6973,373324
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population24.9%43.8%4.53%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,1772,982195
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months520391129
Non-workerspeople11,1514,3286,823

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 13106; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 2,451 households and 14,848 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.5% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 81.07% for males and 71.83% for females.
  • Of 3,697 workers, 85.93% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators74
Agricultural labourers2414
Household industry workers226
Other workers3,124496

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Palawa (CT)3600265414,848

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.