About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a mid sized village in Belaganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,988, made up of 1,025 males and 963 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 804403, 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	Belaganj
Pincode	804403
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	1,988
Male Population	1,025
Female Population	963
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 38th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paranpur 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 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 7.7 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 1.9 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 Paranpur
Nearest railway station	Kastha	1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Belaganj	7.7 km
District headquarters	Gaya	7.7 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Belaganj 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 1,988. That makes it the 38th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,968 residents.

Paranpur village has 1,025 males and 963 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 935.

The pincode recorded for Paranpur is 804403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranpur covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paranpur falls under Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Kastha, about 1.9 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 village for Paranpur.

Paranpur is about 7.7 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 Belaganj tehsil of Gaya district. Kastha is about 1.9 km away. Belaganj is about 7.7 km away. Gaya is about 7.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.