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Palanka Population - Puri, Orissa

Palanka is a large village located in Brahmagiri Block of Puri district, Orissa with total 437 families residing. The Palanka village has population of 2234 of which 1110 are males while 1124 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palanka village population of children with age 0-6 is 254 which makes up 11.37 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palanka village is 1013 which is higher than Orissa state average of 979. Child Sex Ratio for the Palanka as per census is 1065, higher than Orissa average of 941.

Palanka village has higher literacy rate compared to Orissa. In 2011, literacy rate of Palanka village was 83.54 % compared to 72.87 % of Orissa. In Palanka Male literacy stands at 91.79 % while female literacy rate was 75.33 %.

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

Palanka Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 437 - -
Population 2,234 1,110 1,124
Child (0-6) 254 123 131
Schedule Caste 244 126 118
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 83.54 % 91.79 % 75.33 %
Total Workers 677 604 73
Main Worker 557 - -
Marginal Worker 120 62 58

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 10.92 % of total population in Palanka village. The village Palanka currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palanka village out of total population, 677 were engaged in work activities. 82.27 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 17.73 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 677 workers engaged in Main Work, 298 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 101 were Agricultural labourer.