Village · Diamond Harbour - II, South Twenty Four Parganas
# Parasurampur

Parasurampur is a village in Diamond Harbour - II sub-district of South Twenty Four Parganas district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted 664 people in 172 households, the 82nd largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.
- 664 people (2011)
- 172 households
- 82.0% literacy
- 925 females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Parasurampur

Of every 100 households in Parasurampur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parasurampur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 54%
- Toilet within the home 61% 56%
- No toilet (open defecation) 35% 41%
- Tap water 3% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 1% 2%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 91% 84%
- Use banking services 54% 42%
- Television 56% 29%
- Mobile phone 49% 42%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 12% 37%
- Own their home 96% 96%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Parasurampur?

■ Parasurampur · ■ Diamond Harbour - II rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 82.0% 77.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 925 953
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1571 937
- Working population 34.2% 36.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.6% for men and 74.5% for women. 56% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 23 (10%) · ■ Farm labourers 16 (7%) · ■ Household industry 5 (2%) · ■ Other work 177 (78%) · ■ Marginal 6 (3%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Diamond Harbour - II
- Dakjoari 794 people
- Asapur 765 people
- Dhukrijhara 741 people
- Seora Hati 736 people
- Andharia 614 people
- Akrapunji 589 people
- Sankhua 549 people
- Khamarkur 514 people

All 91 villages in Diamond Harbour - II

## Other places named Parasurampur
- Parasurampur · Village, Ziradei, Siwan · 2,431 people
- Parasu Rampur · Village, Utraula, Balrampur · 1,214 people
- Parasurampur · Village, Jehanabad, Jehanabad · 920 people
- Parasurampur · Village, Pratapgarh, Pratapgarh · 728 people
- Parasuram Pur · Village, Tanda, Ambedkar Nagar · 521 people
- Parasurampur · Village, Katwa - II, Barddhaman · 513 people

## Quick answers
- What is the population of Parasurampur? 664 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parasurampur in? South Twenty Four Parganas district (Diamond Harbour - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Parasurampur? 82.0% (Census 2011)

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