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Palwa Population - Damoh, Madhya Pradesh

Palwa is a medium size village located in Tendukheda Tehsil of Damoh district, Madhya Pradesh with total 86 families residing. The Palwa village has population of 449 of which 229 are males while 220 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palwa village population of children with age 0-6 is 77 which makes up 17.15 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palwa village is 961 which is higher than Madhya Pradesh state average of 931. Child Sex Ratio for the Palwa as per census is 925, higher than Madhya Pradesh average of 918.

Palwa village has lower literacy rate compared to Madhya Pradesh. In 2011, literacy rate of Palwa village was 55.91 % compared to 69.32 % of Madhya Pradesh. In Palwa Male literacy stands at 65.08 % while female literacy rate was 46.45 %.

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

Palwa Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 86 - -
Population 449 229 220
Child (0-6) 77 40 37
Schedule Caste 9 6 3
Schedule Tribe 410 207 203
Literacy 55.91 % 65.08 % 46.45 %
Total Workers 265 140 125
Main Worker 259 - -
Marginal Worker 6 1 5

Caste Factor

In Palwa village, most of the village population is from Schedule Tribe (ST). Schedule Tribe (ST) constitutes 91.31 % while Schedule Caste (SC) were 2.00 % of total population in Palwa village.

Work Profile

In Palwa village out of total population, 265 were engaged in work activities. 97.74 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 2.26 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 265 workers engaged in Main Work, 2 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 244 were Agricultural labourer.