# Parulia Village, Diamond Harbour - I – Population & Literacy

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Village · Diamond Harbour - I, South Twenty Four Parganas 

# Parulia

Parulia is a village in Diamond Harbour - I sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,825 people in 416 households**, the 33rd largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 1,825people (2011)
- 416households
- 81.4%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parulia

Of every 100 households in Parulia in 2011, 82 had electricity, 84 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parulia · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Electricity for lighting ****82%**

**41%

Toilet within the home ****84%**

**58%

No toilet (open defecation) ****15%**

**40%

Tap water ****8%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**90%

Use banking services ****38%**

**34%

Television ****48%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**2%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**44%

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 · ■ Diamond Harbour - I rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**958

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**977

Working population ****34.7%**

**33.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.2% for men and 75.3% for women. 62% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (23%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 359 (57%) · **■** Marginal 97 (15%)

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 Diamond Harbour - I

- Sultanbaga1,870 people
- Ambalhara1,855 people
- Dagira1,841 people
- Nudia1,838 people
- Purba Durgapur1,784 people
- Basuldanga1,749 people
- Chousa1,692 people
- Bhogpunji1,660 people

[All 68 villages in Diamond Harbour - I](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/south-twenty-four-parganas/diamond-harbour-i/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Parulia?1,825 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parulia in?South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - I sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parulia?81.4% (Census 2011)