# Parulia Village, Katwa - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Katwa - I, Barddhaman 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Katwa - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 145 households**, the 58th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.9%.

- 573people (2011)
- 145households
- 53.4%literacy
- 897females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 24 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****24%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**54%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

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

**4%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****74%**

**60%

Television ****12%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Katwa - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**69.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1152**

**966

Working population ****44.5%**

**35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 45.1% for women. 63% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (57%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 39 (15%) · **■** Marginal 23 (9%)

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 Katwa - I

- Chaudhak703 people
- Baghtikari642 people
- Paschim Bijnagar612 people
- Radhakrishnapur600 people
- Kalyanbati448 people
- Srirampur396 people
- Sunia266 people
- Elgram119 people

[All 66 villages in Katwa - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/katwa-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?Barddhaman district (Katwa - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?53.4% (Census 2011)