# Parulda Village, Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Narayangarh, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parulda

Parulda is a village in Narayangarh sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,509 people in 529 households**, the 17th largest of 466 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 2,509people (2011)
- 529households
- 84.5%literacy
- 985females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulda

Of every 100 households in Parulda in 2011, 18 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parulda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**40%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****18%**

**44%

Tap water ****20%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****89%**

**61%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**17%

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 Parulda?

■ Parulda · ■ Narayangarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985**

**973

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****883**

**942

Working population ****57.2%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 77.2% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 370 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (7%) · **■** Household industry 186 (13%) · **■** Other work 96 (7%) · **■** Marginal 678 (47%)

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 Narayangarh

- Taraf Barapanda2,724 people
- Bara Kalanki2,658 people
- Bargopal2,648 people
- Khursi2,634 people
- Kashbaasanda2,483 people
- Muradpur2,122 people
- Tentulya Bhumjan2,113 people
- Reripur2,108 people

[All 516 villages in Narayangarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/narayangarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulda?2,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulda in?Paschim Medinipur district (Narayangarh sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulda?84.5% (Census 2011)