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

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Village · Mohanpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palashia

Palashia is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **770 people in 141 households**, the 54th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.

- 770people (2011)
- 141households
- 85.5%literacy
- 1,110females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palashia

Of every 100 households in Palashia in 2011, 72 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Palashia · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**80%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**19%

Tap water ****48%**

**8%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****6%**

**43%

Television ****15%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**22%

Own their home ****97%**

**99%

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 · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.5%**

**80.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1110**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1149**

**946

Working population ****28.8%**

**34.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 78.6% for women. 57% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 208 (94%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%)

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 Mohanpur

- Akhpura838 people
- Garura792 people
- Begunia791 people
- Atharbatia786 people
- Tildapara765 people
- Bhatia730 people
- Shalikhai725 people
- Adalpur711 people

[All 103 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palashia?770 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palashia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Mohanpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palashia?85.5% (Census 2011)