Palam Rajauri

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Palam or Palma is a small village 8 km from district Rajauri, Jammu and Kashmir, India, on the bank of Khandal river. Maize, rice and wheat are grown there.[citation needed]

Local schools include the Nawaz Public Higher Secondary School Palam Rajauri.

2011 census details[edit]

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[edit]

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)