# Parasya Village, Balarampur, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Balarampur, Puruliya 

# Parasya

Parasya is a village in Balarampur sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **589 people in 108 households**, the 66th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.2%.

- 589people (2011)
- 108households
- 64.5%literacy
- 1,003females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasya

Of every 100 households in Parasya in 2011, 22 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parasya · ■ Balarampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**25%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**7%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%**

**89%

Use banking services ****69%**

**39%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Parasya?

■ Parasya · ■ Balarampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.5%**

**57.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1087**

**939

Working population ****37.7%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 46.9% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (20%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (18%) · **■** Marginal 138 (62%)

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 Balarampur

- Berada622 people
- Sirkabad609 people
- Kayradia598 people
- Brindabanpur590 people
- Neudih586 people
- Inchadih579 people
- Bankudi560 people
- Darbaria560 people

[All 90 villages in Balarampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/balarampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parasya?589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasya in?Puruliya district (Balarampur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parasya?64.5% (Census 2011)