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About Parula Village

Parula is a small village in Keshiary tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22, made up of 10 males and 12 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,200 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parula village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshiary
Pincode 721133
Area (hectares) 36.02 hectares
Population 22
Male Population 10
Female Population 12
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,200
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parula compares

By the 2011 count Parula is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 741 residents. Its 36.02 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Parula

Parula is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parula as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Paira Chali, Palasia, Palsita and Panasganja. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parula

As per the Census of India 2011, Parula village had a population of 22. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 741 residents.

Parula village has 10 males and 12 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parula has about 1200 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Parula is 721133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parula covers 36.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parula falls under Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Parula notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parula.

Parula is in Keshiary tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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