# Chhota Parua Village, Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur (West Bengal)

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Village · Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur 

# Chhota Parua

Chhota Parua is a village in Raiganj sub-district of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **5,258 people in 1,120 households**, the 12th largest of 221 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.8%.

- 5,258people (2011)
- 1,120households
- 69.7%literacy
- 1,030females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Chhota Parua

Of every 100 households in Chhota Parua in 2011, 37 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chhota Parua · ■ Raiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**27%

Toilet within the home ****52%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****47%**

**67%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%**

**92%

Use banking services ****30%**

**24%

Television ****28%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**21%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chhota Parua?

■ Chhota Parua · ■ Raiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.7%**

**62.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****845**

**939

Working population ****41.8%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 65.5% for women. 56% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (12%) · **■** Household industry 43 (2%) · **■** Other work 890 (41%) · **■** Marginal 768 (35%)

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 Raiganj

- Dakshin Goalpara5,648 people
- Serpur5,624 people
- Gopalpur5,618 people
- Bhomra5,539 people
- Bhatol5,135 people
- Dwipnagar5,116 people
- Rampur4,759 people
- Gauri4,588 people

[All 222 villages in Raiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/uttar-dinajpur/raiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Chhota Parua?5,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhota Parua in?Uttar Dinajpur district (Raiganj sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Chhota Parua?69.7% (Census 2011)