About Parakhowa Village

Parakhowa is a mid sized village in Doboka tehsil, in the district of Nagaon, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,421, made up of 724 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 782441, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parakhowa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakhowa village
Description	Value
State	Assam
District	Nagaon
Tehsil	Doboka
Pincode	782441
Area (hectares)	152.31 hectares
Population	1,421
Male Population	724
Female Population	697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	963
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parakhowa compares

By the 2011 count Parakhowa is the 89th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,507 residents. Its 152.31 hectares work out to about 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Parakhowa

Parakhowa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parakhowa as Available within village. 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 Parakhowa from other places

Parakhowa lies about 34 km from Nagaon, and the nearest railway station is Jugijan railway station, about 23 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 Parakhowa
Tehsil headquarters	Doboka	13 km
Nearest railway station	Jugijan railway station	23 km
Nearest town	Hojāi	24 km
District headquarters	Nagaon	34 km

Villages closest to Parakhowa

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Doboka 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 Parakhowa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakhowa village had a population of 1,421. That makes it the 89th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,507 residents.

Parakhowa village has 724 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakhowa has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Parakhowa is 782441. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parakhowa covers 152.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parakhowa falls under Doboka tehsil of Nagaon district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Parakhowa is Jugijan railway station, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parakhowa.

Parakhowa is about 34 km from Nagaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parakhowa is in Doboka tehsil of Nagaon district. Doboka is about 13 km away. Jugijan railway station is about 23 km away. Hojāi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.