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

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Palsha

Palsha is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,632 people in 406 households**, the 36th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 1,632people (2011)
- 406households
- 65.8%literacy
- 1,027females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palsha

Of every 100 households in Palsha in 2011, 44 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palsha · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**41%

Tap water ****0%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%**

**68%

Use banking services ****48%**

**63%

Television ****30%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**11%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****30%**

**21%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palsha?

■ Palsha · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1027**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****39.1%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.1% for men and 56.9% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 44 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (42%) · **■** Other work 89 (14%) · **■** Marginal 236 (37%)

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

- Barshua1,699 people
- Pamra1,695 people
- Purbba Krishnapur1,667 people
- Sadya1,658 people
- Raipur1,597 people
- Hatsimul1,560 people
- Kashta Kurumba1,545 people
- Ghatshila1,537 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palsha?1,632 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsha in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palsha?65.8% (Census 2011)