# Palara Village, Singur, Hugli (West Bengal) – Population

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Village · Singur, Hugli 

# Palara

Palara is a village in Singur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,008 people in 488 households**, the 38th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.4%.

- 2,008people (2011)
- 488households
- 82.4%literacy
- 878females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palara

Of every 100 households in Palara in 2011, 84 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palara · ■ Singur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****83%**

**71%

No toilet (open defecation) ****16%**

**27%

Tap water ****45%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**41%

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

**12%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**74%

Use banking services ****58%**

**58%

Television ****56%**

**58%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**7%

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 Palara?

■ Palara · ■ Singur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%**

**83.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****878**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**950

Working population ****50.9%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.0% for men and 77.3% for women. 72% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 295 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (3%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 203 (20%) · **■** Marginal 476 (47%)

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 Singur

- Rajarambati2,148 people
- Bagdanga2,056 people
- Baharampur2,039 people
- Madhusudanpur2,033 people
- Dhopaghata2,007 people
- Paunan1,970 people
- Kaliara1,942 people
- Purushottompur1,830 people

[All 100 villages in Singur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/singur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palara?2,008 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palara in?Hugli district (Singur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palara?82.4% (Census 2011)