# Paljagul, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Midnapore, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paljagul

Paljagul is a village in [Midnapore](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/midnapore/) sub-district of [Paschim Medinipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,326 people in 308 households**, the 41st largest of 232 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 1,326people (2011)
- 308households
- 59.9%literacy
- 997females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paljagul

Of every 100 households in Paljagul in 2011, 90 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paljagul · ■ Midnapore rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**62%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**68%

Tap water ****0%**

**15%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**18%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****11%**

**32%

Television ****8%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**29%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**9%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**25%

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 Paljagul?

■ Paljagul · ■ Midnapore rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**968

Working population ****53.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 48.4% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 304 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 56 (8%) · **■** Marginal 250 (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 Midnapore

- Mahatapnagar1,504 people
- Ramchandrapur1,470 people
- Shankati1,353 people
- Balaban Dighi1,342 people
- Bagdubi1,243 people
- Lohatikri1,215 people
- Bishripat1,188 people
- Kakhua1,168 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paljagul?1,326 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paljagul in?Paschim Medinipur district (Midnapore sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paljagul?59.9% (Census 2011)