About Parahanda Village

Parahanda is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,445, made up of 753 males and 692 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92 hectares hectares.

Parahanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parahanda village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares)	92 hectares
Population	1,445
Male Population	753
Female Population	692
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	919
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 Parahanda compares

By the 2011 count Parahanda is the 53rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 92 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Parahanda

Parahanda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parahanda 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 Parahanda from other places

Parahanda lies about 13 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Kastha, about 11 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 Parahanda
Tehsil headquarters	Bodh Gaya	5.7 km
Nearest railway station	Kastha	11 km
District headquarters	Gaya	13 km

Villages closest to Parahanda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bodh Gaya 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 Parahanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Parahanda village had a population of 1,445. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Parahanda village has 753 males and 692 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parahanda has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Parahanda covers 92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parahanda falls under Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parahanda is Kastha, about 11 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 Parahanda.

Parahanda is about 13 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parahanda is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bodh Gaya is about 5.7 km away. Kastha is about 11 km away. Gaya is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.