Parulia, Bardhaman

This article is about the village in Purba Bardhamman. For the city in Purulia district, see Purulia. For the town in Diamond Harbour, see Parulia, Diamond Harbour.

Parulia
Village
Parulia Location in West Bengal, India Show map of West Bengal Parulia Parulia (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 23°26′57″N88°18′49″E / 23.4493°N 88.3137°E / 23.4493; 88.3137
Country	India
State	West Bengal
District	Purba Bardhaman
Population  (2011)
• Total	6,447
Languages
• Official	Bengali, English
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone/STD code	03474
Lok Sabha constituency	Bardhaman Purba
Vidhan Sabha constituency	Purbasthali Uttar
Website	bardhaman.gov.in

Parulia is a village in Purbasthali II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.

Geography

8km
5miles

X

Khari River

W

River

V

Hooghly

H

Baidyapur Jora Deul

R

Patuli

C

Samudragarh

R

Badla

R

Atgharia

R

Parulia

R

Singarkone

R

Rangapara

R

Monteswar

R

Purbasthali

R

Nadanghat

CT

Shashpur

CT

Uttar Goara

CT

Piarinagar

CT

Dhatrigram

CT

Nasratpur

CT

Gopinathpur

CT

Jaluidanga

CT

Hatsimla

CT

Srirampur

M

Kalna

   

Cities and towns in the Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district
M: municipal city/ town, CT: census town, R: rural/ urban centre, H: historical/ religious centre.
Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly

Location

Parulia is located at 23°26′57″N88°18′49″E / 23.4493°N 88.3137°E / 23.4493; 88.3137 .

Urbanisation

87.00% of the population of Kalna subdivision live in the rural areas. Only 13.00% of the population live in the urban areas. ^[1] The map alongside presents some of the notable locations in the subdivision. All places marked in the map are linked in the larger full screen map.

Demographics

As per the 2011 Census of India Parulia had a total population of 6,447 of which 3,328 (52%) were males and 3,118 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 585. The total number of literates in Parulia was 4,940 (84.27% of the population over 6 years). ^[2]

Transport

The State Highway 6 (West Bengal), running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district), passes through Parulia. ^[3]

Education

Purbasthali College was established at Parulia in 2009. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, education, history and philosophy. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. "District Statistical Handbook 2014 Bardhaman". Table 2.2. Department of Statistics and Programme Implementation, Government of West Bengal. Archived from the original on 21 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
2. "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
3. "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
4. "Purbasthali College". PC. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
5. "Purbasthali College". College Admission. Retrieved 24 March 2017.