# Paranpur Village, Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - I, Barddhaman 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Purbasthali - I sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,312 people in 349 households**, the 42nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 90.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.3%.

- 1,312people (2011)
- 349households
- 90.3%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 60 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**45%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**59%

No toilet (open defecation) ****20%**

**40%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**25%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**81%

Use banking services ****72%**

**48%

Television ****39%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**26%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Purbasthali - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****90.3%**

**77.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879**

**954

Working population ****38.3%**

**39.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.3% for men and 87.0% for women. 63% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 21 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 58 (12%) · **■** Household industry 78 (16%) · **■** Other work 324 (64%) · **■** Marginal 22 (4%)

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 Purbasthali - I

- Maudanga1,347 people
- Bidyanagar1,332 people
- Malgaria1,328 people
- Sahazadpur1,324 people
- Belgaria1,230 people
- Betpukur1,188 people
- Haripur1,181 people
- Malatipur1,122 people

[All 95 villages in Purbasthali - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paranpur?1,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?90.3% (Census 2011)