# Palashdanga Village, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Palashdanga

Palashdanga is a village in Balurghat sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **364 people in 89 households**, the 202nd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 91.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 364people (2011)
- 89households
- 91.0%literacy
- 838females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashdanga

Of every 100 households in Palashdanga in 2011, 45 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashdanga · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****45%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**65%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**41%

Television ****25%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**26%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Palashdanga?

■ Palashdanga · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.0%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****838**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****778**

**965

Working population ****76.9%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.0% for men and 89.9% for women. 78% of men and 76% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 55 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (5%) · **■** Marginal 189 (68%)

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 Balurghat

- Bamnahar371 people
- Dhaul370 people
- Hatisala366 people
- Manipur366 people
- Debrabari361 people
- Kashtagar361 people
- Kadmathail357 people
- Saidpur350 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashdanga?364 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashdanga in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashdanga?91.0% (Census 2011)