# Palania Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palania

Palania is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 54 households**, the 150th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 244people (2011)
- 54households
- 71.0%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palania

Of every 100 households in Palania in 2011, 19 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palania · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****9%**

**62%

Television ****4%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**22%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Palania?

■ Palania · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****952**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**963

Working population ****30.7%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.6% for men and 67.3% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (69%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (3%) · **■** Marginal 5 (7%)

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 Dantan - I

- Chorpalia269 people
- Jethia267 people
- Uttar Amaria262 people
- Rodanpur247 people
- Manrui242 people
- Bhatpara239 people
- Nek Batia236 people
- Beli226 people

[All 198 villages in Dantan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/dantan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palania?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palania in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palania?71.0% (Census 2011)