# Parguna Village, Manteswar, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Manteswar, Barddhaman 

# Parguna

Parguna is a village in Manteswar sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,097 people in 247 households**, the 74th largest of 136 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,097people (2011)
- 247households
- 89.4%literacy
- 1,062females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parguna

Of every 100 households in Parguna in 2011, 67 had electricity, 82 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parguna · ■ Manteswar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****82%**

**47%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**52%

Tap water ****54%**

**9%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**88%

Use banking services ****37%**

**68%

Television ****46%**

**27%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**32%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Parguna?

■ Parguna · ■ Manteswar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.4%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1062**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1071**

**968

Working population ****34.5%**

**36.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.5% for men and 85.6% for women. 58% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 138 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (29%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 36 (9%) · **■** Marginal 95 (25%)

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 Manteswar

- Kuli1,172 people
- Banui1,166 people
- Belenda1,112 people
- Samaspur1,106 people
- Laskarpur1,091 people
- Ganguria1,089 people
- Bhelia1,066 people
- Nutangram1,059 people

[All 144 villages in Manteswar](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/manteswar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parguna?1,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parguna in?Barddhaman district (Manteswar sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parguna?89.4% (Census 2011)