# Palashbona, Ratua - II, Maldah – Population & Literacy

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Village · Ratua - II, Maldah 

# Palashbona

Palashbona is a village in [Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/) sub-district of [Maldah](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **3,503 people in 719 households**, the 25th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 3,503people (2011)
- 719households
- 50.5%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashbona

Of every 100 households in Palashbona in 2011, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashbona · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**70%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**31%

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

**2%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****14%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**42%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palashbona?

■ Palashbona · ■ Ratua - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**967

Working population ****25.1%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 309 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (39%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 139 (16%)

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 Ratua - II

- Betahaek Barna4,335 people
- Laskarpur4,043 people
- Mirdadpur3,779 people
- Haripur3,705 people
- Kheria3,373 people
- Gobarjana3,286 people
- Elahabad2,913 people
- Ballabhpur2,810 people

[All 51 villages in Ratua - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashbona?3,503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashbona in?Maldah district (Ratua - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashbona?50.5% (Census 2011)