# Palashani Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - II, Barddhaman 

# Palashani

Palashani is a village in Katwa - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,761 people in 1,060 households**, the 7th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 4,761people (2011)
- 1,060households
- 70.0%literacy
- 975females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashani

Of every 100 households in Palashani in 2011, 28 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palashani · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**49%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**89%

Use banking services ****64%**

**63%

Television ****17%**

**22%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palashani?

■ Palashani · ■ Katwa - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****975**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**926

Working population ****34.0%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 63.8% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 471 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 529 (33%) · **■** Household industry 52 (3%) · **■** Other work 360 (22%) · **■** Marginal 205 (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 Katwa - II

- Gazipur6,675 people
- Multi Krishnanagar5,408 people
- Singi4,888 people
- Kuara4,855 people
- Chanduli4,617 people
- Auria3,899 people
- Musthuli3,468 people
- Kalikapur3,302 people

[All 68 villages in Katwa - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashani?4,761 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashani in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashani?70.0% (Census 2011)