About Parulia Village

Parulia is a large village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,400, made up of 2,246 males and 2,154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742157, 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	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Khargram
Pincode	742157
Area (hectares)	498.51 hectares
Population	4,400
Male Population	2,246
Female Population	2,154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parulia compares

By the 2011 count Parulia is the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 498.51 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Parulia

Parulia is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parulia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 38 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 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
Tehsil headquarters	Khargram	10 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	17 km
Nearest railway station	Rampurhat Junction	17 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	38 km

Villages closest to Parulia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parulia village had a population of 4,400. That makes it the 9th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Parulia village has 2,246 males and 2,154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parulia has about 959 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Parulia is 742157. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parulia covers 498.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parulia falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parulia is Rampurhat Junction, about 17 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 village for Parulia.

Parulia is about 38 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parulia is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Khargram is about 10 km away. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.