# Paarashia, Chhatna, Bankura – Population & Literacy

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Village · Chhatna, Bankura 

# Paarashia

Paarashia is a village in [Chhatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/chhatna/) sub-district of [Bankura](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 138 households**, the 102nd largest of 277 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 733people (2011)
- 138households
- 63.4%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paarashia

Of every 100 households in Paarashia in 2011, 33 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paarashia · ■ Chhatna rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**9%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**80%

Use banking services ****92%**

**68%

Television ****22%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**22%

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 Paarashia?

■ Paarashia · ■ Chhatna rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****647**

**954

Working population ****55.3%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 45.9% for women. 59% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 56 (14%) · **■** Marginal 346 (85%)

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 Chhatna

- Alutia751 people
- Hetyatora745 people
- Beliara741 people
- Chhata Pathar739 people
- Balarampur730 people
- Kaminbedya729 people
- Sidhaberia727 people
- Kunkhri Basa726 people

[All 287 villages in Chhatna](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/bankura/chhatna/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paarashia?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paarashia in?Bankura district (Chhatna sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paarashia?63.4% (Census 2011)