# Palpara Village, Mangolkote, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Mangolkote, Barddhaman 

# Palpara

Palpara is a village in Mangolkote sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,697 people in 405 households**, the 56th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.0%.

- 1,697people (2011)
- 405households
- 64.3%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palpara

Of every 100 households in Palpara in 2011, 32 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palpara · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**60%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**26%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**90%

Use banking services ****48%**

**59%

Television ****18%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****34%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palpara?

■ Palpara · ■ Mangolkote rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**68.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**986

Working population ****40.0%**

**37.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.3% for men and 54.8% for women. 63% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 107 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 254 (37%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 70 (10%) · **■** Marginal 234 (34%)

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

- Chanak1,953 people
- Sanri1,833 people
- Madhpur1,760 people
- Saota1,701 people
- Uniatatarpur1,683 people
- Sinut1,659 people
- Kherua1,588 people
- Uttar Belgram1,575 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palpara?1,697 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palpara in?Barddhaman district (Mangolkote sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palpara?64.3% (Census 2011)