# Paranpur, Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur – Population & Literacy

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Village · Balurghat, Dakshin Dinajpur 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in [Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/) sub-district of [Dakshin Dinajpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/) district, [West Bengal](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/). The 2011 Census counted **1,889 people in 467 households**, the 21st largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,889people (2011)
- 467households
- 84.6%literacy
- 935females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 36 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 7 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****59%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**65%

Tap water ****40%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**90%

Use banking services ****50%**

**41%

Television ****35%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****7%**

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Balurghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.6%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****866**

**965

Working population ****46.3%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 79.5% for women. 58% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 54 (6%) · **■** Household industry 44 (5%) · **■** Other work 348 (40%) · **■** Marginal 383 (44%)

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 Balurghat

- Durllabhpur2,046 people
- Dangi2,041 people
- Panditpur1,932 people
- Hazipur1,900 people
- Kaigram1,826 people
- Badkhorna1,801 people
- Baul1,786 people
- Noksha1,698 people

[All 307 villages in Balurghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/dakshin-dinajpur/balurghat/villages/)

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## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paranpur?1,889 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Dakshin Dinajpur district (Balurghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?84.6% (Census 2011)