Palasan Population, Caste, Working Data Barddhaman, West Bengal - Census 2011

Palasan is a village situated in Raina - I block of Barddhaman district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 867 families residing in the village Palasan. The total population of Palasan is 3,917 out of which 1,989 are males and 1,928 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palasan is 969.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palasan village is 350 which is 9% of the total population. There are 173 male children and 177 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palasan is 1,023 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (969) of Palasan village.

Population
3,917
Families
867
Literacy
81.61%
Sex Ratio
969

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palasan is 81.6%. Thus Palasan village has higher literacy rate compared to 68% of Barddhaman district. The male literacy rate is 86.62% and the female literacy rate is 76.41% in Palasan village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Palasan village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Palasan Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Palasan village.

Total Male Female
Children 350 173 177
Literacy 81.61% 86.62% 76.41%
Scheduled Caste 1,333 667 666
Scheduled Tribe 328 166 162
Illiterate 1,006 416 590

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 34% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 8.4% of total population in Palasan village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palasan village out of total population, 1,555 were engaged in work activities. 66.7% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 33.3% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,555 workers engaged in Main Work, 118 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 479 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 1,037 928 109
Cultivators 118 116 2
Agriculture Labourer 479 428 51
Household Industries 27 24 3
Other Workers 413 360 53
Marginal Workers 518 206 312
Non Working 2,362 855 1,507

Nearby Villages to Palasan,

Below are the list of villages near Palasan village in Raina - I.

Village Population
Mathnurpur 1,140
Shyamsundar 4,903
Ausara 1,310
Mirzzapur 428
Paschimpara 1,404
Muktipur 893
Udgara 1,602
Khalina 512
Bujrukdighi 2,557
Bendua 1,014

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