# Parsura Village, Galsi - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Galsi - II, Barddhaman 

# Parsura

Parsura is a village in Galsi - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,050 people in 512 households**, the 28th largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 2,050people (2011)
- 512households
- 64.6%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parsura

Of every 100 households in Parsura in 2011, 62 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parsura · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****62%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**66%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****52%**

**66%

Television ****24%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**94%

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 Parsura?

■ Parsura · ■ Galsi - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897**

**953

Working population ****45.8%**

**44.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.7% for men and 57.4% for women. 62% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 156 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 161 (17%) · **■** Marginal 405 (43%)

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 - II

- Maszidpur2,163 people
- Jujuti2,157 people
- Irkona2,085 people
- Sarul2,051 people
- Garamba2,041 people
- Chakmuria1,899 people
- Pilgram1,746 people
- Ketna1,745 people

[All 73 villages in Galsi - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/galsi-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parsura?2,050 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parsura in?Barddhaman district (Galsi - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parsura?64.6% (Census 2011)