# Palash Village, Matigara, Darjiling (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Matigara, Darjiling 

# Palash

Palash is a village in Matigara sub-district of Darjiling district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,204 people in 884 households**, the 11th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,204people (2011)
- 884households
- 58.6%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palash

Of every 100 households in Palash in 2011, 62 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Palash · ■ Matigara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**36%

Tap water ****5%**

**12%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**71%

Use banking services ****25%**

**52%

Television ****27%**

**55%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**12%

Own their home ****96%**

**82%

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 Palash?

■ Palash · ■ Matigara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1093**

**992

Working population ****34.6%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 52.1% for women. 55% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 163 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (3%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,078 (74%) · **■** Marginal 155 (11%)

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 Matigara

- Panchanai5,105 people
- Baniakhari5,088 people
- Matigarahat4,710 people
- Daknikata4,497 people
- Gaurcharan4,124 people
- Khaprail4,004 people
- Nimai3,816 people
- Bara Gharia3,744 people

[All 72 villages in Matigara](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/darjiling/matigara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palash?4,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palash in?Darjiling district (Matigara sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palash?58.6% (Census 2011)