| Parulia | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Pushpin Map: | India West Bengal # India |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in West Bengal, India |
| Coordinates: | 23.4493°N 88.3137°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Bengal |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Purba Bardhaman |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 6,447 |
| Population As Of: | 2011 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Bengali, English |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone/STD code |
| Area Code: | 03474 |
| Blank1 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
| Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bardhaman Purba |
| Blank2 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
| Blank2 Info Sec1: | Purbasthali Uttar |
Parulia is a village in Purbasthali II CD block in Kalna subdivision of Purba Bardhaman district in the state of West Bengal, India.
Parulia is located at 23.4493°N 88.3137°W.
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.
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]
The State Highway 6 (West Bengal), running from Rajnagar (in Birbhum district) to Alampur (in Howrah district), passes through Parulia.[3]
Purbasthali College was established at Parulia in 2009. It offers honours courses in Bengali, Sanskrit, education, history and philosophy.[4] [5]