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Palnun Population - Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir

Palnun is a medium size village located in Majalta Tehsil of Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 259 families residing. The Palnun village has population of 1424 of which 752 are males while 672 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palnun village population of children with age 0-6 is 212 which makes up 14.89 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palnun village is 894 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Palnun as per census is 843, lower than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Palnun village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Palnun village was 66.50 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Palnun Male literacy stands at 74.57 % while female literacy rate was 57.57 %.

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

Palnun Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 259 - -
Population 1,424 752 672
Child (0-6) 212 115 97
Schedule Caste 361 192 169
Schedule Tribe 142 70 72
Literacy 66.50 % 74.57 % 57.57 %
Total Workers 601 421 180
Main Worker 562 - -
Marginal Worker 39 11 28

Caste Factor

Palnun village of Udhampur has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.35 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 9.97 % of total population in Palnun village.

Work Profile

In Palnun village out of total population, 601 were engaged in work activities. 93.51 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.49 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 601 workers engaged in Main Work, 420 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.