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Palkanhh Population - Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

Palkanhh is a medium size village located in Varanasi Tehsil of Varanasi district, Uttar Pradesh with total 151 families residing. The Palkanhh village has population of 1076 of which 571 are males while 505 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palkanhh village population of children with age 0-6 is 150 which makes up 13.94 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palkanhh village is 884 which is lower than Uttar Pradesh state average of 912. Child Sex Ratio for the Palkanhh as per census is 875, lower than Uttar Pradesh average of 902.

Palkanhh village has higher literacy rate compared to Uttar Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palkanhh village was 71.81 % compared to 67.68 % of Uttar Pradesh. In Palkanhh Male literacy stands at 82.08 % while female literacy rate was 60.23 %.

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

Palkanhh Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 151 - -
Population 1,076 571 505
Child (0-6) 150 80 70
Schedule Caste 321 185 136
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 71.81 % 82.08 % 60.23 %
Total Workers 283 259 24
Main Worker 275 - -
Marginal Worker 8 4 4

Caste Factor

Palkanhh village of Varanasi has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 29.83 % of total population in Palkanhh village. The village Palkanhh currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palkanhh village out of total population, 283 were engaged in work activities. 97.17 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.83 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 283 workers engaged in Main Work, 46 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 0 were Agricultural labourer.