# Parasia Village, Gopiballavpur - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parasia

Parasia is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **526 people in 112 households**, the 74th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.

- 526people (2011)
- 112households
- 65.6%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasia

Of every 100 households in Parasia in 2011, 3 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 21 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parasia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**52%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**30%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****12%**

**37%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****21%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**22%

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 Parasia?

■ Parasia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**65.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****684**

**953

Working population ****29.5%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 50.4% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 84 (54%) · **■** Other work 12 (8%) · **■** Marginal 15 (10%)

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 Gopiballavpur - I

- Tenlat544 people
- Bhila528 people
- Kadam Khandi527 people
- Phul Baria527 people
- Bhulanpur521 people
- Jauri Sol511 people
- Tarki Dudhia505 people
- Bhatta Gopalpur486 people

[All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/gopiballavpur-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parasia?526 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parasia?65.6% (Census 2011)