# Palshita Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Palshita

Palshita is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **750 people in 176 households**, the 125th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 750people (2011)
- 176households
- 87.1%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palshita

Of every 100 households in Palshita in 2011, 31 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palshita · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**44%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

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

**26%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**96%

Use banking services ****42%**

**61%

Television ****17%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Palshita?

■ Palshita · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.1%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****769**

**942

Working population ****35.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.5% for men and 77.3% for women. 62% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (65%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 7 (3%)

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 Narayangarh

- Chatla763 people
- Belda762 people
- Alankarpur758 people
- Kush Bashan751 people
- Bantata737 people
- Basutya735 people
- Pachasbetya729 people
- Jagatpur726 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palshita?750 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palshita in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palshita?87.1% (Census 2011)