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About Parua Village

Parua is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,620, made up of 843 males and 777 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.23 hectares hectares.

Parua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parua village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Balrampur
Area (hectares) 227.23 hectares
Population 1,620
Male Population 843
Female Population 777
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parua compares

By the 2011 count Parua is the 31st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 227.23 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Parua

Parua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parua as Available within 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parua from other places

Parua lies about 52 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 14 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 Parua
Tehsil headquarters Balrampur 11 km
Nearest railway station Telta 14 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km
District headquarters Katihar 52 km

Villages closest to Parua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parua village had a population of 1,620. That makes it the 31st largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Parua village has 843 males and 777 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parua has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

Parua covers 227.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parua falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parua is Telta, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parua.

Parua is about 52 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parua is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Balrampur is about 11 km away. Telta is about 14 km away. Rāiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pahencha Dangi (under 2 km), Basdeopur (1.5 km) and Sadabarat Milik (4.0 km).

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

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