# Paljhari Village, Kharagpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paljhari

Paljhari is a village in Kharagpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **769 people in 182 households**, the 71st largest of 228 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.2%.

- 769people (2011)
- 182households
- 59.8%literacy
- 1,090females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paljhari

Of every 100 households in Paljhari in 2011, 57 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paljhari · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****57%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**41%

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

**9%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**83%

Use banking services ****13%**

**46%

Television ****13%**

**28%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****25%**

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Paljhari?

■ Paljhari · ■ Kharagpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.8%**

**74.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1090**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1073**

**971

Working population ****54.0%**

**40.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.6% for men and 50.0% for women. 65% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 22 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (37%) · **■** Marginal 193 (47%)

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 Kharagpur - I

- Paschimkhagra791 people
- Gomrasol789 people
- Bagbinda783 people
- Chunpara Kharida780 people
- Ajabpur768 people
- Purba Shyamsundarpur767 people
- Kantasol758 people
- Benapur Chaita752 people

[All 268 villages in Kharagpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paljhari?769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paljhari in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paljhari?59.8% (Census 2011)