# Parihati Village, Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamboni, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parihati

Parihati is a village in Jamboni sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,312 people in 914 households**, the 1st largest of 281 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.6%.

- 4,312people (2011)
- 914households
- 73.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parihati

Of every 100 households in Parihati in 2011, 31 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parihati · ■ Jamboni rural average

Electricity for lighting ****31%**

**35%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****24%**

**25%

Television ****18%**

**13%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**26%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**23%

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 Parihati?

■ Parihati · ■ Jamboni rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%**

**72.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**960

Working population ****35.2%**

**45.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 63.1% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (3%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 506 (33%) · **■** Marginal 859 (57%)

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 Jamboni

- Chichra3,116 people
- Belia2,268 people
- Gidhni1,935 people
- Dubra1,799 people

[All 338 villages in Jamboni](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/jamboni/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parihati?4,312 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parihati in?Paschim Medinipur district (Jamboni sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parihati?73.7% (Census 2011)