Palha Megha Population - Firozpur, Punjab

Palha Megha is a large village located in Firozpur Tehsil of Firozpur district, Punjab with total 548 families residing. The Palha Megha village has population of 3008 of which 1559 are males while 1449 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palha Megha village population of children with age 0-6 is 442 which makes up 14.69 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palha Megha village is 929 which is higher than Punjab state average of 895. Child Sex Ratio for the Palha Megha as per census is 897, higher than Punjab average of 846.

Palha Megha village has lower literacy rate compared to Punjab. In 2011, literacy rate of Palha Megha village was 53.23 % compared to 75.84 % of Punjab. In Palha Megha Male literacy stands at 60.33 % while female literacy rate was 45.65 %.

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

Palha Megha Data

Particulars	Total	Male	Female
Total No. of Houses	548	-	-
Population	3,008	1,559	1,449
Child (0-6)	442	233	209
Schedule Caste	1,649	874	775
Schedule Tribe	0	0	0
Literacy	53.23 %	60.33 %	45.65 %
Total Workers	849	783	66
Main Worker	793	-	-
Marginal Worker	56	26	30

Caste Factor

In Palha Megha village, most of the villagers are from Schedule Caste (SC). Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 54.82 % of total population in Palha Megha village. The village Palha Megha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palha Megha village out of total population, 849 were engaged in work activities. 93.40 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.60 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 849 workers engaged in Main Work, 316 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 230 were Agricultural labourer.