# Parambua Village, Dhaniakhali, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Dhaniakhali, Hugli 

# Parambua

Parambua is a village in Dhaniakhali sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,813 people in 666 households**, the 25th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.7%.

- 2,813people (2011)
- 666households
- 73.5%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parambua

Of every 100 households in Parambua in 2011, 41 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Parambua · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****41%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**50%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**48%

Tap water ****4%**

**19%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**84%

Use banking services ****30%**

**58%

Television ****33%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**18%

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 Parambua?

■ Parambua · ■ Dhaniakhali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**75.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016**

**962

Working population ****52.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 66.6% for women. 66% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (41%) · **■** Household industry 91 (6%) · **■** Other work 171 (12%) · **■** Marginal 416 (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 Dhaniakhali

- Paschim Narayanpur3,081 people
- Konan3,023 people
- Belmuri2,836 people
- Chopa2,821 people
- Rudrani2,694 people
- Barul2,683 people
- Khanpur2,664 people
- Habibpur2,660 people

[All 214 villages in Dhaniakhali](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/dhaniakhali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parambua?2,813 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parambua in?Hugli district (Dhaniakhali sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parambua?73.5% (Census 2011)