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Palaj Population - Mahesana, Gujarat

Palaj is a large village located in Mahesana Taluka of Mahesana district, Gujarat with total 438 families residing. The Palaj village has population of 2137 of which 1091 are males while 1046 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palaj village population of children with age 0-6 is 241 which makes up 11.28 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palaj village is 959 which is higher than Gujarat state average of 919. Child Sex Ratio for the Palaj as per census is 1096, higher than Gujarat average of 890.

Palaj village has lower literacy rate compared to Gujarat. In 2011, literacy rate of Palaj village was 74.89 % compared to 78.03 % of Gujarat. In Palaj Male literacy stands at 84.22 % while female literacy rate was 65.00 %.

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

Palaj Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 438 - -
Population 2,137 1,091 1,046
Child (0-6) 241 115 126
Schedule Caste 272 135 137
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 74.89 % 84.22 % 65.00 %
Total Workers 1,201 670 531
Main Worker 1,165 - -
Marginal Worker 36 9 27

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 12.73 % of total population in Palaj village. The village Palaj currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Palaj village out of total population, 1201 were engaged in work activities. 97.00 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 3.00 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1201 workers engaged in Main Work, 410 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 297 were Agricultural labourer.