About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 567, made up of 281 males and 286 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 80.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Katihar
Tehsil	Hasanganj
Pincode	854337
Area (hectares)	80.11 hectares
Population	567
Male Population	281
Female Population	286
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,018
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 29th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 80.11 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Para

Para is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Para 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Para from other places

Para lies about 104 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Bariarpur, about under 2 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 Para
Nearest railway station	Bariarpur	under 2 km
Nearest town	Jamālpur	9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hasanganj	12 km
District headquarters	Katihar	104 km

Villages closest to Para

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 567. That makes it the 29th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Para village has 281 males and 286 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 917.

The pincode recorded for Para is 854337. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 80.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Para falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Para is Bariarpur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 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 Para.

Para is about 104 km from Katihar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. Bariarpur is about under 2 km away. Jamālpur is about 9.9 km away. Hasanganj is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.