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About Parawan Village

Parawan is a large village in Ghoshi tehsil, in the district of Jehanabad, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,608, made up of 1,833 males and 1,775 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356 hectares hectares.

Parawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parawan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Jehanabad
Tehsil Ghoshi
Area (hectares) 356 hectares
Population 3,608
Male Population 1,833
Female Population 1,775
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 968
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parawan compares

By the 2011 count Parawan is the 8th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents. Its 356 hectares work out to about 10 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 940.

Getting to Parawan

The census records public bus service for Parawan as Available within <5 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parawan from other places

Parawan lies about 21 km from Jehanabad, and the nearest railway station is Makhdumpur Gaya, 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 Parawan
Nearest railway station Makhdumpur Gaya 11 km
Nearest town Makhdumpur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ghoshi 21 km
District headquarters Jehanabad 21 km

Villages closest to Parawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parawan village had a population of 3,608. That makes it the 8th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,163 residents.

Parawan village has 1,833 males and 1,775 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parawan has about 968 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 940.

Parawan covers 356 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parawan falls under Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parawan is Makhdumpur Gaya, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parawan.

Parawan is about 21 km from Jehanabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parawan is in Ghoshi tehsil of Jehanabad district. Makhdumpur Gaya is about 11 km away. Makhdumpur is about 12 km away. Ghoshi is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dhuriari (2.5 km), Sonwan (3.0 km) and Pathak Bigha (4.4 km).

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

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