# Pararpar Village, Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Alipurduar - I, Jalpaiguri 

# Pararpar

Pararpar is a village in Alipurduar - I sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,384 people in 1,023 households**, the 14th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 4,384people (2011)
- 1,023households
- 72.8%literacy
- 930females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Pararpar

Of every 100 households in Pararpar in 2011, 36 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pararpar · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**23%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**45%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**54%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****51%**

**74%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****22%**

**20%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Pararpar?

■ Pararpar · ■ Alipurduar - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**963

Working population ****40.8%**

**43.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 67.9% for women. 59% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 261 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 679 (38%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 649 (36%) · **■** Marginal 188 (11%)

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 Alipurduar - I

- Pukuritola5,163 people
- Bariguri5,051 people
- Paitkapara Tea Garden4,951 people
- Nutanpara4,661 people
- Mejbil4,169 people
- Prodhanpara4,023 people
- Patlakhawa3,980 people
- Sidhabari3,859 people

[All 47 villages in Alipurduar - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/alipurduar-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Pararpar?4,384 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pararpar in?Jalpaiguri district (Alipurduar - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Pararpar?72.8% (Census 2011)