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Palei Population - Kendrapara, Orissa

Palei is a large village located in Derabish Block of Kendrapara district, Orissa with total 562 families residing. The Palei village has population of 2386 of which 1257 are males while 1129 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palei village population of children with age 0-6 is 235 which makes up 9.85 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palei village is 898 which is lower than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Palei as per census is 808, lower than Orissa average of 941.

Palei village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Palei village was 85.82 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Palei Male literacy stands at 93.17 % while female literacy rate was 77.73 %.

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

Palei Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 562 - -
Population 2,386 1,257 1,129
Child (0-6) 235 130 105
Schedule Caste 124 60 64
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 85.82 % 93.17 % 77.73 %
Total Workers 731 686 45
Main Worker 465 - -
Marginal Worker 266 245 21

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 5.20 % of total population in Palei village. The village Palei currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palei village out of total population, 731 were engaged in work activities. 63.61 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 36.39 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 731 workers engaged in Main Work, 174 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 149 were Agricultural labourer.