# Palasi Village, Burdwan - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Palasi

Palasi is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,081 people in 715 households**, the 12th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 3,081people (2011)
- 715households
- 68.9%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palasi

Of every 100 households in Palasi in 2011, 60 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palasi · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**68%

Use banking services ****76%**

**63%

Television ****28%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****39%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**92%

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 Palasi?

■ Palasi · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****930**

**980

Working population ****37.8%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 62.8% for women. 60% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 118 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (32%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 264 (23%) · **■** Marginal 381 (33%)

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 - II

- Amra3,700 people
- Palsit3,578 people
- Kandarsona3,362 people
- Balgana3,141 people
- Khargram3,015 people
- Karanda3,013 people
- Tatkhanda2,837 people
- Gopalnagar2,834 people

[All 88 villages in Burdwan - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palasi?3,081 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasi in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palasi?68.9% (Census 2011)