# Palasia Village, Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal) (2)

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Village · Dantan - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palasia

Palasia is a village in Dantan - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **155 people in 41 households**, the 160th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 155people (2011)
- 41households
- 51.1%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palasia

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

■ Palasia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**40%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**59%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****95%**

**62%

Television ****0%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Palasia?

■ Palasia · ■ Dantan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.1%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**963

Working population ****60.0%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 40.0% for women. 58% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 74 (80%) · **■** Other work 2 (2%) · **■** Marginal 17 (18%)

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

- Jamuyapati210 people
- Chak Jayram205 people
- Baulkandi192 people
- Karanji155 people
- Deoli154 people
- Chak Jal Palnia152 people
- Praharajpur148 people
- Chak Pansi140 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 Palasia?155 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Dantan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palasia?51.1% (Census 2011)