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About Parrawan Village

Parrawan is a large village in Konch tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,000, made up of 1,024 males and 976 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares.

Parrawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parrawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Gaya
Tehsil Konch
Area (hectares) 228 hectares
Population 2,000
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 976
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parrawan compares

By the 2011 count Parrawan is the 32nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Getting to Parrawan

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

Parrawan lies about 140 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bhadaura, about 8.1 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 Parrawan
Nearest railway station Bhadaura 8.1 km
Nearest town Zamānia 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Konch 25 km
District headquarters Gaya 140 km

Villages closest to Parrawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parrawan village had a population of 2,000. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 124 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,614 residents.

Parrawan village has 1,024 males and 976 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parrawan has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 918.

Parrawan covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parrawan falls under Konch tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parrawan is Bhadaura, about 8.1 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parrawan.

Parrawan is about 140 km from Gaya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parrawan is in Konch tehsil of Gaya district. Bhadaura is about 8.1 km away. Zamānia is about 22 km away. Konch is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rampur (2.4 km), Khajuri (5.8 km) and Gararhi (9.9 km).

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

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