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About Parrawan Village

Parrawan is a mid sized village in Madanpur tehsil, in the district of Aurangabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 442 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 116 hectares hectares.

Parrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Aurangabad
Tehsil Madanpur
Area (hectares) 116 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 442
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parrawan compares

By the 2011 count Parrawan is the 68th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents. Its 116 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Getting to Parrawan

Parrawan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parrawan as Available within 5 - 10 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parrawan from other places

Parrawan lies about 19 km from Aurangabad, and the nearest railway station is Dev Road Halt, about 15 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 Parrawan
Tehsil headquarters Madanpur 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Dev Road Halt 15 km
Nearest town Rafiganj 17 km
District headquarters Aurangabad 19 km

Villages closest to Parrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parrawan village had a population of 892. That makes it the 68th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,751 residents.

Parrawan village has 442 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parrawan has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Parrawan covers 116 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parrawan falls under Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parrawan is Dev Road Halt, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parrawan.

Parrawan is about 19 km from Aurangabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parrawan is in Madanpur tehsil of Aurangabad district. Madanpur is about 5.3 km away. Dev Road Halt is about 15 km away. Rafiganj is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hajipur (under 2 km), Karamdih (under 2 km) and Kusaha (1.5 km).

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

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