# Parashia Village, Garbeta - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Garbeta - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parashia

Parashia is a village in Garbeta - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **338 people in 67 households**, the 149th largest of 264 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 338people (2011)
- 67households
- 77.2%literacy
- 1,036females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parashia

Of every 100 households in Parashia in 2011, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parashia · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**54%

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

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**22%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****97%**

**70%

Television ****18%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**14%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Parashia?

■ Parashia · ■ Garbeta - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036**

**974

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****842**

**954

Working population ****40.8%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 66.0% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 64 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 60 (43%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 9 (7%)

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 Garbeta - II

- Anusol342 people
- Kayabad341 people
- Khapribhanga339 people
- Ichharia338 people
- Hamargora329 people
- Sitarampur327 people
- Dubrajpur324 people
- Bankati318 people

[All 334 villages in Garbeta - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/garbeta-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parashia?338 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parashia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Garbeta - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parashia?77.2% (Census 2011)