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About Parui Village

Parui is a large village in Magrahat II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,389, made up of 1,167 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743609, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parui village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Magrahat II
Pincode 743609
Area (hectares) 149.53 hectares
Population 2,389
Male Population 1,167
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parui compares

By the 2011 count Parui is the 29th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents. Its 149.53 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Parui

Parui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parui as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Parui from other places

Parui lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uttar Radhanagar, about 6.0 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 Parui
Nearest railway station Uttar Radhanagar 6.0 km
Nearest town Baruipur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Magrahat II 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Parui

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Magrahat II 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 Parui

As per the Census of India 2011, Parui village had a population of 2,389. That makes it the 29th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,801 residents.

Parui village has 1,167 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parui has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Parui is 743609. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parui covers 149.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parui falls under Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parui is Uttar Radhanagar, about 6.0 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parui.

Parui is about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parui is in Magrahat II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uttar Radhanagar is about 6.0 km away. Baruipur is about 14 km away. Magrahat II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Atparui (under 2 km), Dodalia (under 2 km) and Uttar Krishnapur (under 2 km).

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

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