# Parota, Birbhum (West Bengal) – Town Population & Facts

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Town · Birbhum, West Bengal 

# Parota

Parota is a town in Nanoor sub-district of Birbhum district, West Bengal (census town). The 2011 Census counted **5,267 people** in 1,323 households. Literacy was 86.8%.

- 5,267people (2011)
- 1,323households
- 86.8%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Population of Parota

■ Parota · ■ Birbhum urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****86.8%**

**81.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038**

**934

Working population ****36.1%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Parota

Of every 100 households in Parota in 2011, 80 had electricity, 72 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parota · ■ Birbhum urban average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**72%

Toilet within the home ****72%**

**62%

No toilet (open defecation) ****28%**

**37%

Tap water ****8%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****66%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%**

**35%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**32%

Use banking services ****94%**

**61%

Television ****61%**

**57%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**19%

Own their home ****89%**

**88%

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 people in Parota work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,387 (73%) · **■** Household industry 85 (4%) · **■** Farming 272 (14%) · **■** Marginal 157 (8%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parota?5,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parota in?Birbhum district, West Bengal