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

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Village · Harischandrapur - I, Maldah 

# Paro

Paro is a village in Harischandrapur - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,536 people in 390 households**, the 49th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.5%.

- 1,536people (2011)
- 390households
- 70.5%literacy
- 1,116females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paro

Of every 100 households in Paro in 2011, 32 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paro · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****32%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****37%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**18%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**41%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**92%

Use banking services ****29%**

**24%

Television ****13%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**28%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**35%

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 Paro?

■ Paro · ■ Harischandrapur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.5%**

**52.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1116**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1007**

**954

Working population ****28.9%**

**35.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 64.8% for women. 51% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 126 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 149 (34%) · **■** Household industry 60 (14%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 96 (22%)

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

- Chayenpur1,703 people
- Bhagabanpur1,677 people
- Ranipura1,631 people
- Mungol1,544 people
- Shaktal1,523 people
- Dighua1,463 people
- Salalpur1,433 people
- Barui1,419 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paro?1,536 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paro in?Maldah district (Harischandrapur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paro?70.5% (Census 2011)