# Palashia Village, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palashia

Palashia is a village in Midnapore sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **830 people in 182 households**, the 66th largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 830people (2011)
- 182households
- 61.7%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashia

Of every 100 households in Palashia in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palashia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**18%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**90%

Use banking services ****17%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Palashia?

■ Palashia · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1156**

**968

Working population ****53.9%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 49.9% for women. 62% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 57 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (43%) · **■** Household industry 112 (25%) · **■** Other work 56 (13%) · **■** Marginal 31 (7%)

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 Midnapore

- Upar Danga895 people
- Narampur876 people
- Narendrapur840 people
- Magurgerya Chhota838 people
- Muchibere816 people
- Belia815 people
- Enayetpur810 people
- Deuldanga807 people

[All 271 villages in Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashia?830 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashia?61.7% (Census 2011)