# Palaibari Village, Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Itahar, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Palaibari

Palaibari is a village in Itahar sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,752 people in 823 households**, the 12th largest of 219 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 3,752people (2011)
- 823households
- 62.5%literacy
- 926females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Palaibari

Of every 100 households in Palaibari in 2011, 20 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Palaibari · ■ Itahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****59%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**16%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Palaibari?

■ Palaibari · ■ Itahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****926**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923**

**955

Working population ****36.5%**

**38.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 52.7% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 220 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 627 (46%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 224 (16%) · **■** Marginal 295 (22%)

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 Itahar

- Gulandar4,105 people
- Paharajpur3,980 people
- Jayahat3,957 people
- Chhilimpur3,941 people
- Bariol3,497 people
- Shurun3,450 people
- Sohair3,381 people
- Hasua3,358 people

[All 220 villages in Itahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/itahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Palaibari?3,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Palaibari in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Itahar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Palaibari?62.5% (Census 2011)