About Parwa Village

Parwa is a mid sized village in Balrampur tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 598 males and 553 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854317, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwa village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Balrampur
Pincode	854317
Area (hectares)	98.9 hectares
Population	1,151
Male Population	598
Female Population	553
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parwa compares

By the 2011 count Parwa is the 45th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 98.9 hectares work out to about 12 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 Parwa

Parwa is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parwa as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parwa from other places

Parwa lies about 16 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 9.1 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 Parwa
Nearest railway station	Rautara	9.1 km
District headquarters	Katihar	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Balrampur	33 km

Villages closest to Parwa

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.

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Common questions about Parwa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwa village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 45th largest of the 120 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Parwa village has 598 males and 553 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwa has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Parwa is 854317. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parwa covers 98.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parwa falls under Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parwa is Rautara, about 9.1 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parwa.

Parwa is about 16 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwa is in Balrampur tehsil of Katihar district. Rautara is about 9.1 km away. Katihar is about 16 km away. Balrampur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.