# Parulia Village, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (West Bengal)

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Village · Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Kolaghat sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **728 people in 162 households**, the 88th largest of 106 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.5%.

- 728people (2011)
- 162households
- 80.8%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 98 had electricity, 49 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**61%

Toilet within the home ****49%**

**76%

No toilet (open defecation) ****51%**

**19%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

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

**4%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****46%**

**31%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**17%

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 Parulia?

■ Parulia · ■ Kolaghat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%**

**84.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**942

Working population ****34.3%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.9% for men and 71.9% for women. 63% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 11 (4%) · **■** Other work 54 (22%) · **■** Marginal 159 (64%)

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 Kolaghat

- Renubar817 people
- Sajnagachhya812 people
- Bishnubar802 people
- Gobardhanpur736 people
- Mecheda673 people
- Kaya Ayama Chak663 people
- Padampur621 people
- Ram Nagar620 people

[All 109 villages in Kolaghat](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/kolaghat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?728 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?Purba Medinipur district (Kolaghat sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?80.8% (Census 2011)