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Palankaf Population - Purnia, Bihar

Palankaf is a medium size village located in Baisa Block of Purnia district, Bihar with total 390 families residing. The Palankaf village has population of 1909 of which 1031 are males while 878 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palankaf village population of children with age 0-6 is 393 which makes up 20.59 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palankaf village is 852 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Palankaf as per census is 731, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Palankaf village has lower literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Palankaf village was 47.69 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Palankaf Male literacy stands at 55.85 % while female literacy rate was 38.48 %.

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

Palankaf Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 390 - -
Population 1,909 1,031 878
Child (0-6) 393 227 166
Schedule Caste 105 50 55
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 47.69 % 55.85 % 38.48 %
Total Workers 494 470 24
Main Worker 489 - -
Marginal Worker 5 0 5

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.50 % of total population in Palankaf village. The village Palankaf currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palankaf village out of total population, 494 were engaged in work activities. 98.99 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 1.01 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 494 workers engaged in Main Work, 88 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 383 were Agricultural labourer.