# Parashtola Village, Harischandrapur - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Parashtola

Parashtola is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **969 people in 217 households**, the 66th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 969people (2011)
- 217households
- 53.7%literacy
- 1,023females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parashtola

Of every 100 households in Parashtola in 2011, 19 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parashtola · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****1%**

**24%

Television ****10%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Parashtola?

■ Parashtola · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1023**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**954

Working population ****34.2%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 53% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 151 (46%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 47 (14%) · **■** Marginal 89 (27%)

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 Harischandrapur - I

- Purba Rarial1,084 people
- Tengriapara1,042 people
- Mahadebpur1,040 people
- Panchla996 people
- Nandibati921 people
- Kahatta905 people
- Kasturia904 people
- Bishanpur901 people

[All 105 villages in Harischandrapur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/harischandrapur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parashtola?969 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parashtola in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parashtola?53.7% (Census 2011)