# Parulia Village, Khargram, Murshidabad (West Bengal)

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Village · Khargram, Murshidabad 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Khargram sub-district of Murshidabad district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,400 people in 1,091 households**, the 9th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.6%.

- 4,400people (2011)
- 1,091households
- 63.2%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 31 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Khargram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**16%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****63%**

**27%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**53%

Own their home ****91%**

**95%

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 Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Khargram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.2%**

**63.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**960

Working population ****36.8%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 57.9% for women. 60% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 568 (35%) · **■** Household industry 229 (14%) · **■** Other work 236 (15%) · **■** Marginal 442 (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 Khargram

- Eroali6,917 people
- Sahapur5,409 people
- Jhilli5,162 people
- Asalpur5,010 people
- Rahigram4,395 people
- Mahisar4,325 people
- Jatarpur4,098 people
- Durgapur3,939 people

[All 155 villages in Khargram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/murshidabad/khargram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?4,400 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?Murshidabad district (Khargram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?63.2% (Census 2011)