# Paranpur Village, Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya (West Bengal)

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Village · Raghunathpur - II, Puruliya 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Raghunathpur - II sub-district of Puruliya district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **563 people in 96 households**, the 62nd largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.9%.

- 563people (2011)
- 96households
- 62.0%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 30 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**37%

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

**9%

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

**91%

Tap water ****61%**

**46%

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

**11%

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

**3%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****82%**

**55%

Television ****14%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**12%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**14%

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 Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Raghunathpur - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**66.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**944

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****774**

**953

Working population ****36.2%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 48.7% for women. 57% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 37 (18%) · **■** Marginal 164 (80%)

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 Raghunathpur - II

- Tentulia596 people
- Barda590 people
- Khantra575 people
- Charanbandh569 people
- Pathartikuri549 people
- Kumardih546 people
- Ratanpur515 people
- Chandra510 people

[All 106 villages in Raghunathpur - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/puruliya/raghunathpur-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Paranpur?563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Puruliya district (Raghunathpur - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?62.0% (Census 2011)