About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a mid sized village in Wazirganj tehsil, in the district of Gaya, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,024, made up of 524 males and 500 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Gaya
Tehsil	Wazirganj
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,024
Male Population	524
Female Population	500
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 11 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 952.

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 24 km from Gaya, and the nearest railway station is Bansinala Halt, about 9.4 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
Tehsil headquarters	Wazirganj	8.4 km
Nearest railway station	Bansinala Halt	9.4 km
Nearest town	Hisua	23 km
District headquarters	Gaya	24 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Wazirganj 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 1,024. That makes it the 74th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,607 residents.

Paranpur village has 524 males and 500 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 954 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 952.

Paranpur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paranpur falls under Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Bansinala Halt, about 9.4 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 24 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 Wazirganj tehsil of Gaya district. Wazirganj is about 8.4 km away. Bansinala Halt is about 9.4 km away. Hisua is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.