# Palashi Village, Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kumarganj, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Palashi

Palashi is a village in Kumarganj sub-district of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 233 households**, the 56th largest of 208 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 998people (2011)
- 233households
- 63.1%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashi

Of every 100 households in Palashi in 2011, 31 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashi · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****63%**

**70%

Tap water ****14%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****22%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****5%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**33%

Own their home ****93%**

**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 Palashi?

■ Palashi · ■ Kumarganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**942

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**951

Working population ****44.1%**

**43.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 56.9% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (15%) · **■** Household industry 23 (5%) · **■** Other work 49 (11%) · **■** Marginal 158 (36%)

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 Kumarganj

- Chak Mohan1,037 people
- Mulgaon1,032 people
- Kanura1,029 people
- Uchat1,007 people
- Shyamnagar993 people
- Amritapur992 people
- Subarnasahid968 people
- Kakoti963 people

[All 218 villages in Kumarganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/kumarganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashi?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashi in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Kumarganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashi?63.1% (Census 2011)