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About Parauna Village

Parauna is a mid sized village in Bahadurpur tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 705, made up of 377 males and 328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares.

Parauna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parauna village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Darbhanga
Tehsil Bahadurpur
Area (hectares) 36 hectares
Population 705
Male Population 377
Female Population 328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parauna compares

By the 2011 count Parauna is the 89th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Parauna

Parauna is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parauna as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parauna from other places

Parauna lies about 75 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Bithan, about 12 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 Parauna
Nearest railway station Bithan 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bahadurpur 14 km
Nearest town Bakhri 14 km
District headquarters Darbhanga 75 km

Villages closest to Parauna

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parauna village had a population of 705. That makes it the 89th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Parauna village has 377 males and 328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parauna has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 898.

Parauna covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parauna falls under Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parauna is Bithan, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parauna.

Parauna is about 75 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parauna is in Bahadurpur tehsil of Darbhanga district. Bithan is about 12 km away. Bahadurpur is about 14 km away. Bakhri is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tarauni (under 2 km), Baluahi (4.9 km) and Phulwaria (5.2 km).

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

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