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About Parulia Village

Parulia is a mid sized village in Sagardighi tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 694, made up of 340 males and 354 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 124.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742226, 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 Sagardighi
Pincode 742226
Area (hectares) 124.52 hectares
Population 694
Male Population 340
Female Population 354
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parulia compares

By the 2011 count Parulia is the 115th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents. Its 124.52 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Parulia

The census records public bus service for Parulia as Available within <5 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 <5 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
Nearest town Rampur Hat 17 km
Nearest railway station Rampurhat Junction 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Sagardighi 30 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 Sagardighi 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 694. That makes it the 115th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,744 residents.

Parulia village has 340 males and 354 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parulia has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Parulia is 742226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parulia covers 124.52 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 Sagardighi 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 <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance 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 Sagardighi tehsil of Murshidabad district. Rampur Hat is about 17 km away. Rampurhat Junction is about 17 km away. Sagardighi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pauli (under 2 km), Rambhadrapur (2.1 km) and Budhi (2.7 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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