# Palasia Village, Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshiary, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palasia

Palasia is a village in Keshiary sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **477 people in 141 households**, the 96th largest of 202 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 88.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.8%.

- 477people (2011)
- 141households
- 88.1%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palasia

Of every 100 households in Palasia in 2011, 47 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palasia · ■ Keshiary rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**67%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**20%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****21%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Keshiary rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****88.1%**

**76.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1148**

**955

Working population ****48.2%**

**45.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.5% for men and 79.9% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 11 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (69%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (4%) · **■** Marginal 47 (20%)

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 Keshiary

- Muktapur489 people
- Korkoda484 people
- Nakandi484 people
- Bara Chati480 people
- Kaliapara471 people
- Uriabar471 people
- Karat470 people
- Chhatrar469 people

[All 220 villages in Keshiary](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshiary/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palasia?477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palasia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshiary sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palasia?88.1% (Census 2011)