Palam Rajauri
{{Short description|Palam village in Rajuari district}}
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Palam or Palma is a small village 8 km from district Rajauri, Jammu and Kashmir, India,{{cite web |author= |date=2011 |title=Basic Population Figures of India, States, Districts, Sub-District and Village, 2011 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |website=censusindia.gov.in |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs |access-date=May 17, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220711042331/https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/42554/download/46180/2011-IndiaStateDistSbDistVill-0000.xlsx |archive-date=2022-07-11}} on the bank of Khandal river. Maize, rice and wheat are grown there.{{cn|date=March 2024}}
Local schools include the Nawaz Public Higher Secondary School Palam Rajauri.
2011 census details
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The local language is Urdu. The total population is 2919 and the number of houses are 477. The female population is 36.0%. The village literacy rate is 67.4% and the female literacy rate is 17.2%.
Population
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! Census Parameter ! Census Data |
Total Population
|2919 |
Total No of Houses
|477 |
Female Population %
|36.0 % ( 1050) |
Total Literacy rate %
|67.4 % ( 1967) |
Female Literacy rate
|17.2 % ( 503) |
Scheduled Tribes Population %
|33.6 % ( 982) |
Scheduled Caste Population %
|3.9 % ( 114) |
Working Population %
|50.1 % |
Child(0 -6) Population by 2011
|397 |
Girl Child(0 -6) Population % by 2011
|45.8 % ( 182) |
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