# Paranchapur Village, Polba - Dadpur, Hugli (West Bengal)

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Village · Polba - Dadpur, Hugli 

# Paranchapur

Paranchapur is a village in Polba - Dadpur sub-district of Hugli district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **953 people in 205 households**, the 110th largest of 193 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%.

- 953people (2011)
- 205households
- 78.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paranchapur

Of every 100 households in Paranchapur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 66 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Paranchapur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**58%

Toilet within the home ****66%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****32%**

**50%

Tap water ****29%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**86%

Use banking services ****35%**

**56%

Television ****52%**

**33%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paranchapur?

■ Paranchapur · ■ Polba - Dadpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.6%**

**75.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**942

Working population ****40.6%**

**45.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 74.3% for women. 61% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 132 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (44%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 64 (17%) · **■** Marginal 18 (5%)

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 Polba - Dadpur

- Purbasikta995 people
- Nagarpara980 people
- Mahishdanga963 people
- Erenga954 people
- Dampur946 people
- Chanda927 people
- Payan927 people
- Dogachhia903 people

[All 194 villages in Polba - Dadpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/hugli/polba-dadpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paranchapur?953 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranchapur in?Hugli district (Polba - Dadpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paranchapur?78.6% (Census 2011)