# Parhati Village, Memari - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Memari - II, Barddhaman 

# Parhati

Parhati is a village in Memari - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,950 people in 487 households**, the 21st largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,950people (2011)
- 487households
- 73.2%literacy
- 976females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parhati

Of every 100 households in Parhati in 2011, 70 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Parhati · ■ Memari - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****70%**

**65%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**53%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**45%

Tap water ****54%**

**33%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**83%

Use banking services ****81%**

**67%

Television ****38%**

**34%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**3%

None of these assets ****23%**

**20%

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 Parhati?

■ Parhati · ■ Memari - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**963

Working population ****50.2%**

**42.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.0% for men and 64.2% for women. 68% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 186 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 286 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 234 (24%) · **■** Marginal 271 (28%)

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 Memari - II

- Bitra2,244 people
- Barari2,241 people
- Mahishanga2,101 people
- Kaleswar2,071 people
- Kalibele1,920 people
- Makra1,900 people
- Kasipur1,871 people
- Harkala1,734 people

[All 89 villages in Memari - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/memari-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parhati?1,950 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parhati in?Barddhaman district (Memari - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parhati?73.2% (Census 2011)