# Palshya Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palshya

Palshya is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,536 people in 409 households**, the 22nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 1,536people (2011)
- 409households
- 61.3%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palshya

Of every 100 households in Palshya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palshya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**50%

Tap water ****24%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****77%**

**42%

Television ****9%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

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 Palshya?

■ Palshya · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**970

Working population ****51.6%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 51.1% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 396 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 277 (35%)

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 - II

- Balihati1,757 people
- Khagra1,710 people
- Dubgohal1,668 people
- Chakganesh1,585 people
- Rautmani1,531 people
- Chakkeshi1,421 people
- Madanmohan1,398 people
- Barmunibgar1,380 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palshya?1,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palshya in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palshya?61.3% (Census 2011)