# Parashia Village, Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Nayagram, Paschim Medinipur 

# Parashia

Parashia is a village in Nayagram sub-district of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **561 people in 148 households**, the 83rd largest of 294 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 20.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 561people (2011)
- 148households
- 20.6%literacy
- 839females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parashia

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

■ Parashia · ■ Nayagram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**29%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**20%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****0%**

**18%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**0%

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

**21%

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 Parashia?

■ Parashia · ■ Nayagram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****20.6%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****839**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**963

Working population ****50.4%**

**49.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 26.6% for men and 13.6% for women. 48% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 17 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (4%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 236 (83%) · **■** Marginal 16 (6%)

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 Nayagram

- Kanda Ghasha578 people
- Paika573 people
- Khud Marai572 people
- Rajpahari569 people
- Bara Jharia560 people
- Bir Kada559 people
- Bhaluk Chua551 people
- Tal Diha543 people

[All 336 villages in Nayagram](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/paschim-medinipur/nayagram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parashia?561 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parashia in?Paschim Medinipur district (Nayagram sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parashia?20.6% (Census 2011)