Palashban is a

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in the

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CD block in the

Durgapur subdivision Durgapur subdivision is an administrative subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Overview The rocky undulating topography with laterite soil found in the western part of the district extends to the w ...

of the

Paschim Bardhaman district Paschim Bardhaman district is a predominantly urban mining-industrial district in West Bengal. The headquarter of the district is Asansol. It was formed on 7 April 2017 after bifurcation of the erstwhile Bardhaman district as the 23rd district o ...

in the

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Geography

Location

Palashban is located at .

Urbanisation

According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of the population of Durgapur subdivision was urban and 20.78% was rural. Durgapur subdivision has 1 municipal corporation at

Durgapur Durgapur () is a planned tier-II urban agglomeration and a major industrial city in Paschim Bardhaman district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is the fourth largest urban agglomeration after Kolkata, Asansol and Siliguri in West Bengal ...

and 38 (+1 partly)

s (partly presented in the map alongside; all places marked on the map are linked in the full-screen map).

, a part of Andal (gram),

Dignala Dignala is a census town in the Andal CD block in the Durgapur subdivision of the Paschim Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India. Geography Location Dignala is located at . Urbanisation According to the 2011 census, 79.22% of ...

, Palashban and Baska lying south of

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(old numbering NH 2)/

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form a cluster of census towns. This cluster is linked to a cluster of census towns located north of NH 19.

Demographics

According to the

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, Palashban had a total population of 4,811, of which 2,531 (53%) were males and 2,280 (47%) were females. Population in the age group 0–6 years was 478. The total number of literate persons in Palashban was 3,580 (82.62% of the population over 6 years). *For language details see Andal (community development block)#Language and religion India

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, Palashban had a population of 4,856. Males constitute 53% of the population and females 47%. Palashban has an average literacy rate of 75%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 84%, and female literacy is 66%. In Palashban, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Infrastructure

According to the ''District Census Handbook 2011, Bardhaman'', Palashban covered an area of 2.83 km². Among the civic amenities, the protected water-supply involved service reservoir, tube well, borewell. It had 384 domestic electric connections and 27 road lighting (points). Among the medical facilities, it had 1 hospital, 1 charitable hospital/ nursing home, 7 medicine shops. Among the educational facilities it had was 1 primary school, the other school facilities were available at

located nearby. Among the important commodities it produced were bricks.

Economy

It is in the heart of the coal mining zone.

Education

Palashban has three primary and one higher secondary schools. Rahmatnagar Iqbal Academy is an Urdu-medium coeducational institution established in 1978. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class XII. The school has 15 computers, a library with 1,000 books and a playground. Madanpur Mahesh Vidyamandir is a Bengali-medium coeducational institution established in 1957. It has facilities for teaching from class V to class X.

References

{{Paschim Bardhaman District Cities and towns in Paschim Bardhaman district