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Paletha Population - Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand

Paletha is a medium size village located in Rajgarhi Tehsil of Uttarkashi district, Uttarakhand with total 70 families residing. The Paletha village has population of 326 of which 162 are males while 164 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Paletha village population of children with age 0-6 is 36 which makes up 11.04 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Paletha village is 1012 which is higher than Uttarakhand state average of 963. Child Sex Ratio for the Paletha as per census is 895, higher than Uttarakhand average of 890.

Paletha village has lower literacy rate compared to Uttarakhand. In 2011, literacy rate of Paletha village was 66.90 % compared to 78.82 % of Uttarakhand. In Paletha Male literacy stands at 86.01 % while female literacy rate was 48.30 %.

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

Paletha Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 70 - -
Population 326 162 164
Child (0-6) 36 19 17
Schedule Caste 83 41 42
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 66.90 % 86.01 % 48.30 %
Total Workers 247 123 124
Main Worker 90 - -
Marginal Worker 157 46 111

Caste Factor

Paletha village of Uttarkashi has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 25.46 % of total population in Paletha village. The village Paletha currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Paletha village out of total population, 247 were engaged in work activities. 36.44 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 63.56 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 247 workers engaged in Main Work, 77 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 1 were Agricultural labourer.