# Parashurampur Village, Potashpur - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Potashpur - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Parashurampur

Parashurampur is a village in Potashpur - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **408 people in 91 households**, the 109th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 86.5%.

- 408people (2011)
- 91households
- 94.9%literacy
- 915females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parashurampur

Of every 100 households in Parashurampur in 2011, 78 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parashurampur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****78%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**5%

Tap water ****0%**

**10%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****74%**

**36%

Television ****11%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Parashurampur?

■ Parashurampur · ■ Potashpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****94.9%**

**86.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****915**

**938

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****789**

**943

Working population ****31.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 97.9% for men and 91.7% for women. 59% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 14 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (63%) · **■** Other work 21 (16%) · **■** Marginal 13 (10%)

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 Potashpur - II

- Tikra Para474 people
- Raghunathpur454 people
- Karmalla Chak429 people
- Shyamshubar423 people
- Chak Aiman403 people
- Chakbela403 people
- Uttar Itabere391 people
- Hinchi Bar376 people

[All 151 villages in Potashpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/potashpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parashurampur?408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parashurampur in?Purba Medinipur district (Potashpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parashurampur?94.9% (Census 2011)