# Palashi, North Twenty Four Parganas (West Bengal)

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Town · North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal 

# Palashi

Palashi is a town in Barrackpur - I sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **6,748 people** in 1,697 households. Literacy was 87.8%.

- 6,748people (2011)
- 1,697households
- 87.8%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Population of Palashi

■ Palashi · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**88.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**951

Working population ****33.8%**

**35.1%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Palashi

Of every 100 households in Palashi in 2011, 82 had electricity, 93 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Palashi · ■ North Twenty Four Parganas urban average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****93%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**2%

Tap water ****8%**

**59%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**69%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**58%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%**

**18%

Use banking services ****51%**

**73%

Television ****60%**

**74%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**8%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**5%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****85%**

**75%

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 people in Palashi work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,660 (73%) · **■** Household industry 63 (3%) · **■** Farming 201 (9%) · **■** Marginal 359 (16%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Hospitals, banks, ATMs and more in Palashi

- Schools1 in Palashi

Source: [Overture Maps Foundation places, release 2026-10-21.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0, Apache-2.0 or CC0 by source)](https://docs.overturemaps.org/attribution/).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashi?6,748 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashi in?North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal