# Parui Village, Burdwan - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Burdwan - I, Barddhaman 

# Parui

Parui is a village in Burdwan - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,998 people in 442 households**, the 36th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.8%.

- 1,998people (2011)
- 442households
- 78.1%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parui

Of every 100 households in Parui in 2011, 21 had electricity, 47 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parui · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****47%**

**46%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**48%

Tap water ****60%**

**24%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**43%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**74%

Use banking services ****50%**

**50%

Television ****26%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**8%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****20%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Parui?

■ Parui · ■ Burdwan - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.1%**

**74.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****808**

**981

Working population ****39.4%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 72.0% for women. 53% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 240 (30%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 219 (28%) · **■** Marginal 225 (29%)

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 Burdwan - I

- Kamnara2,196 people
- Baharpur2,160 people
- Palitpur2,089 people
- Mahinagar2,034 people
- Ramchandrapur1,915 people
- Bhita1,861 people
- Bandul1,823 people
- Kashiara1,816 people

[All 76 villages in Burdwan - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/burdwan-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parui?1,998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parui in?Barddhaman district (Burdwan - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parui?78.1% (Census 2011)