# Paraj Village, Galsi - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - I, Barddhaman 

# Paraj

Paraj is a village in Galsi - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,560 people in 1,293 households**, the 5th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.3%.

- 5,560people (2011)
- 1,293households
- 77.5%literacy
- 950females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paraj

Of every 100 households in Paraj in 2011, 52 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paraj · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**61%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**81%

Use banking services ****40%**

**50%

Television ****34%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**27%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Paraj?

■ Paraj · ■ Galsi - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%**

**71.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848**

**957

Working population ****42.2%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 72.3% for women. 60% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 309 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 712 (30%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 470 (20%) · **■** Marginal 842 (36%)

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 Galsi - I

- Mankar10,370 people
- Sirarai6,915 people
- Golgram5,886 people
- Pursha5,740 people
- Uchchagram4,877 people
- Chak Tentul4,841 people
- Mallasarul4,439 people
- Ramgopalpur4,362 people

[All 85 villages in Galsi - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paraj?5,560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paraj in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paraj?77.5% (Census 2011)