# Parghumti Village, Hingalganj – Population & Literacy

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Village · Hingalganj, North Twenty Four Parganas 

# Parghumti

Parghumti is a village in Hingalganj sub-district of North Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **6,581 people in 1,744 households**, the 8th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.1%.

- 6,581people (2011)
- 1,744households
- 81.1%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parghumti

Of every 100 households in Parghumti in 2011, 1 had electricity, 53 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parghumti · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****53%**

**75%

No toilet (open defecation) ****41%**

**22%

Tap water ****70%**

**26%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**96%

Use banking services ****35%**

**34%

Television ****8%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****50%**

**54%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Parghumti?

■ Parghumti · ■ Hingalganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**78.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**959

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****956**

**974

Working population ****41.5%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.5% for men and 74.4% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 499 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 950 (35%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 230 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,030 (38%)

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 Hingalganj

- Durgapur Baylani7,115 people
- Jogesganj7,082 people
- Bispur6,643 people
- Kalitala6,609 people
- Ramapur6,357 people
- Patghara6,270 people
- Bhandarkhali5,832 people
- Sahebkhali5,792 people

[All 42 villages in Hingalganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/north-twenty-four-parganas/hingalganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parghumti?6,581 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parghumti in?North Twenty Four Parganas district (Hingalganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parghumti?81.1% (Census 2011)