# Bara Parasia Village, Bundwan, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Bundwan, Puruliya 

# Bara Parasia

Bara Parasia is a village in Bundwan sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **648 people in 157 households**, the 54th largest of 131 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 648people (2011)
- 157households
- 56.8%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Bara Parasia

Of every 100 households in Bara Parasia in 2011, 59 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Parasia · ■ Bundwan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**34%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****21%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Bara Parasia?

■ Bara Parasia · ■ Bundwan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.8%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****700**

**957

Working population ****48.6%**

**51.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 41.5% for women. 56% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (13%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (7%) · **■** Marginal 211 (67%)

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 Bundwan

- Paharpur685 people
- Satara665 people
- Makopali657 people
- Pukhurkata657 people
- Kumirdih646 people
- Liki636 people
- Kumra631 people
- Tasgan612 people

[All 134 villages in Bundwan](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/bundwan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Bara Parasia?648 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Parasia in?Puruliya district (Bundwan sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Parasia?56.8% (Census 2011)