# Palsa Village, Murarai - I, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Murarai - I, Birbhum 

# Palsa

Palsa is a village in Murarai - I sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,417 people in 1,144 households**, the 6th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.4%.

- 5,417people (2011)
- 1,144households
- 58.4%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palsa

Of every 100 households in Palsa in 2011, 30 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palsa · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**26%

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

**16%

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

**84%

Tap water ****12%**

**13%

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

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**86%

Use banking services ****53%**

**20%

Television ****16%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**23%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**46%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Palsa?

■ Palsa · ■ Murarai - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.4%**

**55.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**956

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1099**

**983

Working population ****33.5%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.2% for men and 52.2% for women. 54% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 759 (42%) · **■** Household industry 107 (6%) · **■** Other work 235 (13%) · **■** Marginal 611 (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 Murarai - I

- Rajgram8,378 people
- Dumurgram8,335 people
- Gorsa7,964 people
- Bhadiswar7,723 people
- Mahurapur5,348 people
- Ramchandrapur5,226 people
- Santoshpur4,910 people
- Birnagar4,699 people

[All 80 villages in Murarai - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/murarai-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palsa?5,417 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsa in?Birbhum district (Murarai - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palsa?58.4% (Census 2011)