Palashdanga Population, Caste, Working Data Bankura, West Bengal - Census 2011

Palashdanga is a village situated in Sonamukhi block of Bankura district in West Bengal. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 561 families residing in the village Palashdanga. The total population of Palashdanga is 2,502 out of which 1,272 are males and 1,230 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Palashdanga is 967.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Palashdanga village is 285 which is 11% of the total population. There are 136 male children and 149 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Palashdanga is 1,096 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (967) of Palashdanga village.

Population
2,502
Families
561
Literacy
57.83%
Sex Ratio
967

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Palashdanga is 57.8%. Thus Palashdanga village has lower literacy rate compared to 62.1% of Bankura district. The male literacy rate is 67.17% and the female literacy rate is 48.01% in Palashdanga village.

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

Palashdanga Data as per Census 2011

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

Total Male Female
Children 285 136 149
Literacy 57.83% 67.17% 48.01%
Scheduled Caste 1,498 749 749
Scheduled Tribe 21 10 11
Illiterate 1,220 509 711

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 59.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.8% of total population in Palashdanga village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Palashdanga village out of total population, 1,006 were engaged in work activities. 86.5% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 13.5% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 1,006 workers engaged in Main Work, 153 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 535 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 870 695 175
Cultivators 153 151 2
Agriculture Labourer 535 392 143
Household Industries 20 9 11
Other Workers 162 143 19
Marginal Workers 136 54 82
Non Working 1,496 523 973

Nearby Villages to Palashdanga,

Below are the list of villages near Palashdanga village in Sonamukhi.

Village Population
Jaynagar 546
Chhota Narayanpur 101
Alampur 1,225
Basudebpur 555
Maitya 300
Dihipara 1,574
Ranga Matiya 2,702
Nabagram 549
Bandi Rampur 1,043
Samanta Bandi 188

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