Parulia | |
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Village | |
  Parulia Location in West Bengal Show map of West Bengal Parulia Location in India Show map of India | |
| Coordinates:22°12′22″N88°08′15″E / 22.2061°N 88.1375°E /22.2061; 88.1375 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  West Bengal |
| District | South 24 Parganas |
| CD Block | Diamond Harbour I |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.67 km2 (0.26 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 1,825 |
| • Density | 2,700/km2 (7,100/sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali[1][2] |
| • Additional official | English[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 743368 |
| Telephone code | +91 3174 |
| Vehicle registration | WB-19 toWB-22,WB-95 toWB-99 |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Diamond Harbour |
| Website | www |
Parulia is a village and agram panchayat within the jurisdiction of theDiamond Harbour police station in theDiamond Harbour ICD block in theDiamond Harbour subdivision of theSouth 24 Parganas district in theIndianstate ofWest Bengal.
Diamond Harbour subdivision is a rural subdivision with patches of urbanization. Only 14.61% of the population lives in the urban areas and an overwhelming 85.39% lives in the rural areas. In the western portion of the subdivision (shown in the map alongside) there are 11census towns. The entire district is situated in theGanges Delta and the western part, located on the east bank of theHooghly River, is covered by the Kulpi Diamond Harbour Plain, which is 5–6 metres above sea level.Archaeological excavations atDeulpota andHarinarayanpur, on the bank of the Hooghly River indicate the existence of human habitation more than 2,000 years ago.[3][4][5]
Note: 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.
Parulia is located at22°12′22″N88°08′15″E / 22.2061°N 88.1375°E /22.2061; 88.1375 .
According to the2011 Census of India, Parulia had a total population of 1,825, of which 947 (52%) were males and 878 (48%) were females. There were 146 persons in the age range of 0–6 years. The total number of literate persons in Parulia was 1,367 (81.42% of the population over 6 years).[6]
Parulia coastal police station was established in 2014. It has jurisdiction over the Parulia gram panchayat in the Diamond Harbour I CD block and the Kamarpole gram panchayat in the Diamond Harbour II CD block.[7][8]
A local road links Parulia to theNational Highway 12.[9]
Panchagram (Netra) Rural Hospital at PO Panchagram Singhi, with 30 beds, is the major government medical facility in the Diamond Harbour I CD block.[10]
