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

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palashia

Palashia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,221 people in 265 households**, the 41st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 1,221people (2011)
- 265households
- 72.3%literacy
- 884females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashia

Of every 100 households in Palashia in 2011, 51 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palashia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****11%**

**62%

Television ****11%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Palashia?

■ Palashia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.3%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**963

Working population ****35.5%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 64.7% for women. 54% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 362 (84%)

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

- Maheshpur1,308 people
- Bhikubar1,276 people
- Palsandapur1,252 people
- Sarata1,223 people
- Kharijha Pari1,205 people
- Bamanda1,171 people
- Dhunria1,170 people
- Gargaria1,142 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 Palashia?1,221 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashia?72.3% (Census 2011)