# Palashpai Village, Daspur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Daspur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palashpai

Palashpai is a village in Daspur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,800 people in 1,003 households**, the 12th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 85.6%.

- 4,800people (2011)
- 1,003households
- 89.4%literacy
- 952females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashpai

Of every 100 households in Palashpai in 2011, 70 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palashpai · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**73%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**65%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**33%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****33%**

**58%

Television ****37%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**17%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palashpai?

■ Palashpai · ■ Daspur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**85.6%

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

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**943

Working population ****44.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.0% for men and 83.6% for women. 62% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (12%) · **■** Household industry 94 (4%) · **■** Other work 767 (36%) · **■** Marginal 804 (38%)

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 Daspur - II

- Uttar Bar5,675 people
- Maguria5,128 people
- Bhuta5,022 people
- Garurna4,899 people
- Kaijuri4,454 people
- Guchhati4,395 people
- Khanjapur4,352 people
- Sitapur4,250 people

[All 87 villages in Daspur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/daspur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashpai?4,800 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashpai in?Paschim Medinipur district (Daspur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashpai?89.4% (Census 2011)