# Palla Village, Memari - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - I, Barddhaman 

# Palla

Palla is a village in Memari - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,675 people in 1,490 households**, the 2nd largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 6,675people (2011)
- 1,490households
- 79.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palla

Of every 100 households in Palla in 2011, 69 had electricity, 67 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palla · ■ Memari - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****69%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****67%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****26%**

**43%

Tap water ****25%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**74%

Use banking services ****59%**

**39%

Television ****41%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**96%

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 Palla?

■ Palla · ■ Memari - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.5%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**973

Working population ****48.1%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 73.0% for women. 59% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 172 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 722 (22%) · **■** Household industry 81 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,625 (51%) · **■** Marginal 614 (19%)

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 Memari - I

- Chanchal11,476 people
- Amadpur5,507 people
- Rasulpur5,091 people
- Nimo4,710 people
- Mabarakpur4,465 people

[All 112 villages in Memari - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palla?6,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palla in?Barddhaman district (Memari - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palla?79.5% (Census 2011)