# Parmalangi Village, Kalchini, Jalpaiguri (West Bengal)

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Village · Kalchini, Jalpaiguri 

# Parmalangi

Parmalangi is a village in Kalchini sub-district of Jalpaiguri district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **100 people in 25 households**, the 41st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.3%.

- 100people (2011)
- 25households
- 72.5%literacy
- 961females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parmalangi

Of every 100 households in Parmalangi in 2011, 36 had electricity, 64 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parmalangi · ■ Kalchini rural average

Electricity for lighting ****36%**

**54%

Toilet within the home ****64%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****36%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**50%

Drinking water within premises ****60%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**92%

Use banking services ****68%**

**61%

Television ****48%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**30%

Own their home ****88%**

**55%

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 Parmalangi?

■ Parmalangi · ■ Kalchini rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**65.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****8000**

**980

Working population ****46.0%**

**39.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 69% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (2%) · **■** Other work 26 (57%) · **■** Marginal 12 (26%)

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 Kalchini

- Gabaur Bachhra Forest534 people
- Chuapara429 people
- Bhutri Forest223 people
- Nilpara Forest112 people

[All 41 villages in Kalchini](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/jalpaiguri/kalchini/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parmalangi?100 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parmalangi in?Jalpaiguri district (Kalchini sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parmalangi?72.5% (Census 2011)