# Palar Village, Bhatar, Barddhaman (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Bhatar, Barddhaman 

# Palar

Palar is a village in Bhatar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,149 people in 710 households**, the 23rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%.

- 3,149people (2011)
- 710households
- 78.9%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palar

Of every 100 households in Palar in 2011, 80 had electricity, 60 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palar · ■ Bhatar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****60%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**58%

Tap water ****11%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%**

**87%

Use banking services ****74%**

**57%

Television ****61%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**24%

Own their home ****85%**

**97%

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 Palar?

■ Palar · ■ Bhatar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**71.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**953

Working population ****39.2%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.8% for men and 71.4% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 111 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 414 (34%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 539 (44%) · **■** Marginal 163 (13%)

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 Bhatar

- Kherur3,446 people
- Bhatar3,383 people
- Ramchandrapur3,221 people
- Kapshor3,169 people
- Kubajpur3,064 people
- Kalapahari3,034 people
- Kulchanda2,859 people
- Arra2,821 people

[All 107 villages in Bhatar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/bhatar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palar?3,149 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palar in?Barddhaman district (Bhatar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palar?78.9% (Census 2011)