# Palashpai Village, Khanakul - II, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Khanakul - II, Hugli 

# Palashpai

Palashpai is a village in Khanakul - II sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,450 people in 1,444 households**, the 10th largest of 52 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 79.2%.

- 6,450people (2011)
- 1,444households
- 84.5%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashpai

Of every 100 households in Palashpai in 2011, 73 had electricity, 81 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashpai · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****73%**

**71%

Toilet within the home ****81%**

**60%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**37%

Tap water ****18%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**88%

Use banking services ****37%**

**47%

Television ****35%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Palashpai?

■ Palashpai · ■ Khanakul - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**79.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057**

**950

Working population ****37.8%**

**36.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.4% for men and 79.3% for women. 65% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 395 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (10%) · **■** Household industry 80 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,386 (57%) · **■** Marginal 326 (13%)

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 Khanakul - II

- Jagatpur7,142 people
- Ghoradaha6,707 people
- Rajhati6,677 people
- Natibpur6,466 people
- Routkhana6,114 people
- Balpai5,856 people
- Kaknan5,833 people
- Mostafapur5,670 people

[All 53 villages in Khanakul - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/khanakul-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashpai?6,450 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashpai in?Hugli district (Khanakul - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashpai?84.5% (Census 2011)