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About Pararia Kalan Village

Pararia Kalan is a mid sized village in Dandkhora tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 343 males and 317 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855114, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pararia Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pararia Kalan village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Dandkhora
Pincode 855114
Area (hectares) 103 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 343
Female Population 317
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Pararia Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Pararia Kalan is the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents. Its 103 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Pararia Kalan

Pararia Kalan is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Pararia Kalan as Available within 10+ 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 Pararia Kalan from other places

Pararia Kalan lies about 10 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Gorphar, about 1.9 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 Pararia Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Dandkhora 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Gorphar 1.9 km
District headquarters Katihar 10 km

Villages closest to Pararia Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dandkhora 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 Pararia Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Pararia Kalan village had a population of 660. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,448 residents.

Pararia Kalan village has 343 males and 317 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pararia Kalan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

The pincode recorded for Pararia Kalan is 855114. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pararia Kalan covers 103 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pararia Kalan falls under Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Pararia Kalan is Gorphar, about 1.9 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 10+ km distance for Pararia Kalan.

Pararia Kalan is about 10 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pararia Kalan is in Dandkhora tehsil of Katihar district. Dandkhora is about 1.9 km away. Gorphar is about 1.9 km away. Katihar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pararia Khurd (under 2 km), Gurpahar (under 2 km) and Mohnipipra (under 2 km).

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

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