# Palitpur Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Palitpur

Palitpur is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,089 people in 487 households**, the 34th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 2,089people (2011)
- 487households
- 70.8%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palitpur

Of every 100 households in Palitpur in 2011, 64 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palitpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**48%

Tap water ****12%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**74%

Use banking services ****36%**

**50%

Television ****40%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

Own their home ****98%**

**93%

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 Palitpur?

■ Palitpur · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1195**

**981

Working population ****40.5%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 62.0% for women. 64% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 31 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (8%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 333 (39%) · **■** Marginal 405 (48%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Tubgram2,330 people
- Alampur2,278 people
- Kamnara2,196 people
- Baharpur2,160 people
- Mahinagar2,034 people
- Parui1,998 people
- Ramchandrapur1,915 people
- Bhita1,861 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palitpur?2,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palitpur in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palitpur?70.8% (Census 2011)