About Para Village

Para is a large village in Keotiranway tehsil, in the district of Darbhanga, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,194, made up of 1,168 males and 1,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 847121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Darbhanga
Tehsil	Keotiranway
Pincode	847121
Area (hectares)	186 hectares
Population	2,194
Male Population	1,168
Female Population	1,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 34th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents. Its 186 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

Getting to Para

Para is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 42 km from Darbhanga, and the nearest railway station is Janakpur Road, about 19 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 Para
Nearest railway station	Janakpur Road	19 km
Nearest town	Jainagar	26 km
Tehsil headquarters	Keotiranway	27 km
District headquarters	Darbhanga	42 km

Villages closest to Para

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 2,194. That makes it the 34th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,971 residents.

Para village has 1,168 males and 1,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 903.

The pincode recorded for Para is 847121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 186 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Para falls under Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Para is Janakpur Road, about 19 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 village for Para.

Para is about 42 km from Darbhanga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Keotiranway tehsil of Darbhanga district. Janakpur Road is about 19 km away. Jainagar is about 26 km away. Keotiranway is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.