# Paligram Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Paligram

Paligram is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,658 people in 948 households**, the 17th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 3,658people (2011)
- 948households
- 71.2%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paligram

Of every 100 households in Paligram in 2011, 40 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paligram · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**32%

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

**39%

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

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**59%

Television ****23%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paligram?

■ Paligram · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.2%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**986

Working population ****44.1%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 63.3% for women. 64% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 289 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 960 (60%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 199 (12%) · **■** Marginal 135 (8%)

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 Mangolkote

- Jageswardihi4,404 people
- Gobardhanpur4,227 people
- Pindira3,788 people
- Durmut3,787 people
- Dharsona3,619 people
- Krishnabati3,596 people
- Bhalugram3,494 people
- Gatistha3,475 people

[All 132 villages in Mangolkote](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/mangolkote/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paligram?3,658 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paligram in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paligram?71.2% (Census 2011)