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Palth Population - Samba, Jammu and Kashmir

Palth is a medium size village located in Samba Tehsil of Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir with total 119 families residing. The Palth village has population of 536 of which 269 are males while 267 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Palth village population of children with age 0-6 is 84 which makes up 15.67 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Palth village is 993 which is higher than Jammu and Kashmir state average of 889. Child Sex Ratio for the Palth as per census is 1154, higher than Jammu and Kashmir average of 862.

Palth village has lower literacy rate compared to Jammu and Kashmir. In 2011, literacy rate of Palth village was 59.29 % compared to 67.16 % of Jammu and Kashmir. In Palth Male literacy stands at 68.26 % while female literacy rate was 50.00 %.

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

Palth Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 119 - -
Population 536 269 267
Child (0-6) 84 39 45
Schedule Caste 165 83 82
Schedule Tribe 132 69 63
Literacy 59.29 % 68.26 % 50.00 %
Total Workers 153 139 14
Main Worker 144 - -
Marginal Worker 9 4 5

Caste Factor

Palth village of Samba has substantial population of Schedule Caste. Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 30.78 % while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 24.63 % of total population in Palth village.

Work Profile

In Palth village out of total population, 153 were engaged in work activities. 94.12 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 5.88 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 153 workers engaged in Main Work, 19 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 7 were Agricultural labourer.