About Parul Village

Parul is a mid sized village in Pursura tehsil, in the district of Hugli, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,368, made up of 699 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 712414, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parul village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Hugli
Tehsil	Pursura
Pincode	712414
Area (hectares)	79.35 hectares
Population	1,368
Male Population	699
Female Population	669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parul compares

By the 2011 count Parul is the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents. Its 79.35 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Parul

Parul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parul as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parul from other places

Parul lies about 23 km from Hugli, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.4 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 Parul
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pursura	23 km
District headquarters	Hugli	23 km

Villages closest to Parul

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

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Common questions about Parul

As per the Census of India 2011, Parul village had a population of 1,368. That makes it the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,469 residents.

Parul village has 699 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parul has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Parul is 712414. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parul covers 79.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parul falls under Pursura tehsil of Hugli district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parul is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parul.

Parul is about 23 km from Hugli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parul is in Pursura tehsil of Hugli district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 4.2 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 5.4 km away. Pursura is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.