About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a small village in Amas tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 410, made up of 225 males and 185 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 822 females per 1000 males. The village covers 24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Amas
Pincode	824211
Area (hectares)	24 hectares
Population	410
Male Population	225
Female Population	185
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	822
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents. Its 24 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paranpur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paranpur from other places

Paranpur lies about 40 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Ismailpur, about 30 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 Paranpur
Nearest town	Sherghāti	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Amas	11 km
Nearest railway station	Ismailpur	30 km
District headquarters	Gaya	40 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranpur village had a population of 410. That makes it the 65th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,081 residents.

Paranpur village has 225 males and 185 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 822 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Paranpur is 824211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranpur covers 24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paranpur falls under Amas tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Ismailpur, about 30 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 - 10 km distance for Paranpur.

Paranpur is about 40 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranpur is in Amas tehsil of Gaya district. Sherghāti is about 7.2 km away. Amas is about 11 km away. Ismailpur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.