Village · Gopiballavpur - I, Paschim Medinipur
# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Gopiballavpur - I sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 378 people in 87 households, the 106th largest of 199 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%.
- 378 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 59.5% literacy
- 1,011 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average
- Electricity for lighting 80% 52%
- Toilet within the home 2% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 82%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 58% 30%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 10% 37%
- Television 7% 12%
- Mobile phone 15% 26%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 21% 22%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Gopiballavpur - I rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.5% 65.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1011 951
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 880 953
- Working population 40.5% 43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 44.0% for women. 60% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 4 (3%) · ■ Other work 12 (8%) · ■ Marginal 128 (84%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Gopiballavpur - I
- Sona Hara 399 people
- Panisol 394 people
- Bansimla 392 people
- Damgram 389 people
- Daha Munda 374 people
- Chua Gora 370 people
- Narashimul 370 people
- Betnala 368 people

All 216 villages in Gopiballavpur - I

## Other places named Parulia
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- Parulia · Village, Patrasayer, Bankura · 2,861 people
- Parulia · Village, Suti - II, Murshidabad · 1,959 people
- Parulia · Village, Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas · 1,825 people
- Parulia · Village, Mayureswar - I, Birbhum · 1,814 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Parulia? 378 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in? Paschim Medinipur district (Gopiballavpur - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia? 59.5% (Census 2011)

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