# Parakaram Village, Ratua - I, Maldah (West Bengal)

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Village · Ratua - I, Maldah 

# Parakaram

Parakaram is a village in Ratua - I sub-district of Maldah district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,386 people in 1,093 households**, the 9th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 6,386people (2011)
- 1,093households
- 53.0%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parakaram

Of every 100 households in Parakaram in 2011, 30 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parakaram · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**31%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**73%

Tap water ****11%**

**17%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**89%

Use banking services ****4%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**38%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 Parakaram?

■ Parakaram · ■ Ratua - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****890**

**959

Working population ****35.6%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 54.4% for women. 51% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 424 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 405 (18%) · **■** Household industry 181 (8%) · **■** Other work 217 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,047 (46%)

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 Ratua - I

- Rukundipur7,260 people
- Kamalpur6,802 people
- Kankot6,491 people
- Chhabilpara6,479 people
- Bijrabhita5,513 people
- Ratua5,498 people
- Durgapur5,366 people
- Santapur5,322 people

[All 101 villages in Ratua - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/maldah/ratua-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parakaram?6,386 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parakaram in?Maldah district (Ratua - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parakaram?53.0% (Census 2011)