# Palashi Village, Suri - II, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Suri - II, Birbhum 

# Palashi

Palashi is a village in Suri - II sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **651 people in 152 households**, the 54th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.7%.

- 651people (2011)
- 152households
- 78.9%literacy
- 955females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashi

Of every 100 households in Palashi in 2011, 68 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palashi · ■ Suri - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****68%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**14%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**82%

Use banking services ****86%**

**69%

Television ****24%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Palashi?

■ Palashi · ■ Suri - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%**

**72.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**948

Working population ****27.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.1% for men and 73.4% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 3 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 25 (14%) · **■** Marginal 147 (84%)

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 Suri - II

- Beharia707 people
- Tegharia703 people
- Kubirpur686 people
- Ananntapur677 people
- Chatra636 people
- Ushgram613 people
- Harishpur612 people
- Kendua577 people

[All 95 villages in Suri - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/birbhum/suri-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashi?651 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashi in?Birbhum district (Suri - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashi?78.9% (Census 2011)