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

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Village · Burdwan - II, Barddhaman 

# Palsit

Palsit is a village in Burdwan - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,578 people in 878 households**, the 9th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.7%.

- 3,578people (2011)
- 878households
- 71.9%literacy
- 999females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palsit

Of every 100 households in Palsit in 2011, 70 had electricity, 58 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palsit · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****58%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****38%**

**41%

Tap water ****5%**

**22%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**52%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**68%

Use banking services ****90%**

**63%

Television ****38%**

**36%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****24%**

**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 Palsit?

■ Palsit · ■ Burdwan - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****999**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**980

Working population ****43.2%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 66.3% for women. 60% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 224 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 371 (24%) · **■** Marginal 847 (55%)

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

- Samanti4,535 people
- Putunda4,409 people
- Ichhlabad3,984 people
- Amra3,700 people
- Kandarsona3,362 people
- Balgana3,141 people
- Palasi3,081 people
- Khargram3,015 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palsit?3,578 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsit in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palsit?71.9% (Census 2011)