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About Parwaha Village

Parwaha is one of the larger villages in Forbesganj tehsil, in the district of Araria, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,234, made up of 3,740 males and 3,494 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496 hectares hectares.

Parwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Araria
Tehsil Forbesganj
Area (hectares) 496 hectares
Population 7,234
Male Population 3,740
Female Population 3,494
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parwaha compares

By the 2011 count Parwaha is the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents. Its 496 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Parwaha

The census records public bus service for Parwaha as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parwaha from other places

Parwaha lies about 27 km from Araria, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 3.9 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 Parwaha
Nearest town Shahbazpur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Forbesganj 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 3.9 km
District headquarters Araria 27 km

Villages closest to Parwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwaha village had a population of 7,234. That makes it the 14th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,626 residents.

Parwaha village has 3,740 males and 3,494 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwaha has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Parwaha covers 496 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parwaha falls under Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parwaha is Forbesganj Junction, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parwaha.

Parwaha is about 27 km from Araria in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwaha is in Forbesganj tehsil of Araria district. Shahbazpur is about under 2 km away. Forbesganj is about 3.5 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 3.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Shahbazpur (under 2 km), Shahbazpur Jagir (under 2 km) and Majhua (2.4 km).

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

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