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About Parewa Village

Parewa is a mid sized village in Bodh Gaya tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,983, made up of 1,012 males and 971 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 289 hectares hectares.

Parewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Bodh Gaya
Area (hectares) 289 hectares
Population 1,983
Male Population 1,012
Female Population 971
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parewa compares

By the 2011 count Parewa is the 38th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents. Its 289 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Parewa

Parewa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parewa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Parewa from other places

Parewa lies about 5.9 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bandhua, about 4.7 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 Parewa
Nearest railway station Bandhua 4.7 km
District headquarters Gaya 5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Bodh Gaya 6.3 km

Villages closest to Parewa

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.

Common questions about Parewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parewa village had a population of 1,983. That makes it the 38th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,519 residents.

Parewa village has 1,012 males and 971 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parewa has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 959.

Parewa covers 289 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Parewa is Bandhua, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance for Parewa.

Parewa is about 5.9 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parewa is in Bodh Gaya tehsil of Gaya district. Bandhua is about 4.7 km away. Gaya is about 5.9 km away. Bodh Gaya is about 6.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mankosi (2.3 km), Kanhaul (3.2 km) and Ratnara Ganga Bigha (3.3 km).

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

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