# Palra Village, Mawana, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) – Population

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Village · Mawana, Meerut 

# Palra

Palra is a village in Mawana sub-district of Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **2,334 people in 319 households**, the 96th largest of 268 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,334people (2011)
- 319households
- 71.8%literacy
- 807females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palra

Of every 100 households in Palra in 2011, 60 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palra · ■ Mawana rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**47%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**51%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**48%

Tap water ****18%**

**23%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****91%**

**74%

Television ****38%**

**45%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****10%**

**11%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Palra?

■ Palra · ■ Mawana rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****807**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****704**

**862

Working population ****64.1%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 54.9% for women. 62% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (4%) · **■** Household industry 48 (3%) · **■** Other work 164 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,004 (67%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Mawana

- Atmadpur2,358 people
- Saidipur Sadipur Urf Ramnagar2,353 people
- Kailirampur2,351 people
- Aminabad Urf Baragoan2,347 people
- Sakoti2,318 people
- Bhagawanpur2,301 people
- Mubarikpur2,261 people
- Jaisinghpur2,226 people

[All 305 villages in Mawana](https://wherepedia.org/india/uttar-pradesh/meerut/mawana/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palra?2,334 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palra in?Meerut district (Mawana sub-district), Uttar Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Palra?71.8% (Census 2011)