About Parulia Village

Parulia is a mid sized village in Kolaghat tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 384 males and 344 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 51.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721154, 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	Purba Medinipur
Tehsil	Kolaghat
Pincode	721154
Area (hectares)	51.98 hectares
Population	728
Male Population	384
Female Population	344
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	896
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 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 85th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents. Its 51.98 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

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 5 - 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 Purba Medinipur. 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	Diamond Harbour	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kolaghat	32 km
District headquarters	Purba Medinipur	38 km

Villages closest to Parulia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kolaghat 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 728. That makes it the 85th largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,230 residents.

Parulia village has 384 males and 344 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parulia has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 926.

The pincode recorded for Parulia is 721154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parulia covers 51.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parulia falls under Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

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

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

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

Parulia is in Kolaghat tehsil of Purba Medinipur district. Diamond Harbour is about 12 km away. Kolaghat is about 32 km away. Purba Medinipur is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.