# Palasan Village, Raina - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Raina - I, Barddhaman 

# Palasan

Palasan is a village in Raina - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,917 people in 867 households**, the 7th largest of 110 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%.

- 3,917people (2011)
- 867households
- 81.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palasan

Of every 100 households in Palasan in 2011, 64 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palasan · ■ Raina - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**64%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**34%

Tap water ****47%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**83%

Use banking services ****68%**

**67%

Television ****42%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

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 Palasan?

■ Palasan · ■ Raina - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.6%**

**80.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1023**

**950

Working population ****39.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 76.4% for women. 57% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 479 (31%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 413 (27%) · **■** Marginal 518 (33%)

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 Raina - I

- Jotsadi4,998 people
- Haripur4,992 people
- Shyamsundar4,903 people
- Dharan4,403 people
- Machhkhara3,786 people
- Belshar3,279 people
- Narugram3,226 people
- Bandgachha3,070 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palasan?3,917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasan in?Barddhaman district (Raina - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palasan?81.6% (Census 2011)