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About Parulia Village

Parulia is a small village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 495, made up of 276 males and 219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 89.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parulia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parulia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731126
Area (hectares) 89.18 hectares
Population 495
Male Population 276
Female Population 219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parulia compares

By the 2011 count Parulia is the 131st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 89.18 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Parulia

Parulia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parulia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parulia from other places

Parulia lies about 50 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kachujor, about 6.1 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Parulia
Nearest railway station Kachujor 6.1 km
Nearest town Siuri 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 13 km
District headquarters Birbhum 50 km

Villages closest to Parulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dubrajpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Parulia

As per the Census of India 2011, Parulia village had a population of 495. That makes it the 131st largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Parulia village has 276 males and 219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parulia has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Parulia is 731126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parulia covers 89.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parulia falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parulia is Kachujor, about 6.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parulia.

Parulia is about 50 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parulia is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Kachujor is about 6.1 km away. Siuri is about 9.2 km away. Dubrajpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majhgram (under 2 km), Jamthalia (under 2 km) and Hajrapur (1.5 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parulia today is likely to be higher.

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