# Parulia Village, Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Keshpur, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Keshpur sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,524 people in 300 households**, the 37th largest of 570 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 1,524people (2011)
- 300households
- 79.9%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 82 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Keshpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**69%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**56%

Tap water ****0%**

**21%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**58%

Television ****5%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Keshpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**955

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**960

Working population ****30.9%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.4% for men and 71.9% for women. 53% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 182 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (55%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (4%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Keshpur

- Mahishda1,601 people
- Sholdiha1,581 people
- Jhatiar1,554 people
- Saishol1,552 people
- Got Gerya1,521 people
- Nagda1,487 people
- Enayat Pur1,478 people
- Konan1,468 people

[All 634 villages in Keshpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/keshpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?1,524 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Keshpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?79.9% (Census 2011)