# Palsa Village, Nanoor, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population & Literacy, Census 2011

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Village · Nanoor, Birbhum 

# Palsa

Palsa is a village in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **889 people in 265 households**, the 91st largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 889people (2011)
- 265households
- 72.9%literacy
- 864females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palsa

Of every 100 households in Palsa in 2011, 54 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palsa · ■ Nanoor rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**23%

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

**3%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****87%**

**61%

Television ****9%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**35%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****71%**

**33%

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 Palsa?

■ Palsa · ■ Nanoor rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****864**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**968

Working population ****36.1%**

**37.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 66.6% for women. 61% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (9%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 41 (13%) · **■** Marginal 179 (56%)

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 Nanoor

- Garpara910 people
- Balaipur899 people
- Mandar894 people
- Binara890 people
- Muraripur874 people
- Pilkhundi873 people
- Chitgram860 people
- Ukrundi835 people

[All 137 villages in Nanoor](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/nanoor/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palsa?889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palsa in?Birbhum district (Nanoor sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palsa?72.9% (Census 2011)