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Palsa Population - Mayurbhanj, Orissa

Palsa is a small village located in Khunta Block of Mayurbhanj district, Orissa with total 28 families residing. The Palsa village has population of 108 of which 57 are males while 51 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palsa village population of children with age 0-6 is 12 which makes up 11.11 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palsa village is 895 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Palsa as per census is 714, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Palsa village has lower literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Palsa village was 57.29 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Palsa Male literacy stands at 70.00 % while female literacy rate was 43.48 %.

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

Palsa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 28 - -
Population 108 57 51
Child (0-6) 12 7 5
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 108 57 51
Literacy 57.29 % 70.00 % 43.48 %
Total Workers 79 44 35
Main Worker 10 - -
Marginal Worker 69 34 35

Caste Factor

In Palsa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 100.00 % of total population in Palsa village. There is no population of Schedule Caste (SC) in Palsa village of Mayurbhanj.

Work Profile

In Palsa village out of total population, 79 were engaged in work activities. 12.66 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 87.34 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 79 workers engaged in Main Work, 6 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 4 were Agricultural labourer.