# Palasberia Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Palasberia

Palasberia is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,551 people in 348 households**, the 52nd largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,551people (2011)
- 348households
- 67.3%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palasberia

Of every 100 households in Palasberia in 2011, 34 had electricity, 75 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palasberia · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****75%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**24%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**44%

Television ****19%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**26%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palasberia?

■ Palasberia · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1039**

**970

Working population ****31.7%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 62.9% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 210 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 158 (32%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 65 (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 Purbasthali - II

- Dubrajpur1,628 people
- Chandipur1,582 people
- Joykrishnapur1,581 people
- Bodhsah1,566 people
- Pathangram1,486 people
- Sanghoshpara1,477 people
- Dafarpota1,472 people
- Syambati1,442 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palasberia?1,551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasberia in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palasberia?67.3% (Census 2011)