# Parulia Village, Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Purbasthali - II, Barddhaman 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Purbasthali - II sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,447 people in 1,537 households**, the 6th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 6,447people (2011)
- 1,537households
- 84.3%literacy
- 937females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 65 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****65%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****90%**

**74%

No toilet (open defecation) ****10%**

**24%

Tap water ****39%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%**

**91%

Use banking services ****59%**

**44%

Television ****55%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**26%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Purbasthali - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**970

Working population ****39.5%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 80.2% for women. 58% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 104 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (15%) · **■** Household industry 142 (6%) · **■** Other work 1,106 (43%) · **■** Marginal 801 (31%)

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 - II

- Chupi7,159 people
- Falea6,944 people
- Sinhari6,911 people
- Nimdaha6,873 people
- Biswarambha6,169 people
- Ukhra5,001 people
- Hrishi4,967 people
- Uttar Lakshmipur4,697 people

[All 90 villages in Purbasthali - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/purbasthali-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?6,447 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?Barddhaman district (Purbasthali - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?84.3% (Census 2011)