# Paparara Village, Kharagpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Kharagpur - II, Paschim Medinipur 

# Paparara

Paparara is a village in Kharagpur - II sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **4,091 people in 1,015 households**, the 2nd largest of 330 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%.

- 4,091people (2011)
- 1,015households
- 79.8%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paparara

Of every 100 households in Paparara in 2011, 14 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paparara · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**46%

Toilet within the home ****65%**

**49%

No toilet (open defecation) ****34%**

**50%

Tap water ****0%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**26%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Paparara?

■ Paparara · ■ Kharagpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**76.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**970

Working population ****38.7%**

**43.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 71.5% for women. 56% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 255 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 487 (31%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 335 (21%) · **■** Marginal 492 (31%)

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 Kharagpur - II

- Chakmakrampur4,273 people
- Changual3,737 people
- Madpur3,210 people
- Khatranga3,017 people
- Sankoa2,759 people

[All 353 villages in Kharagpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/kharagpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paparara?4,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paparara in?Paschim Medinipur district (Kharagpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paparara?79.8% (Census 2011)