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About Parayagdah Village

Parayagdah is a mid sized village in Hasanganj tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,042, made up of 543 males and 499 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 66.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 854337, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parayagdah Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parayagdah village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Katihar
Tehsil Hasanganj
Pincode 854337
Area (hectares) 66.1 hectares
Population 1,042
Male Population 543
Female Population 499
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parayagdah compares

By the 2011 count Parayagdah is the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents. Its 66.1 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

Getting to Parayagdah

Parayagdah is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parayagdah as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Mahamdia, Mahnaur, Padampur and Pakaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Parayagdah

As per the Census of India 2011, Parayagdah village had a population of 1,042. That makes it the 17th largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,460 residents.

Parayagdah village has 543 males and 499 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parayagdah has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 917.

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

Parayagdah covers 66.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parayagdah falls under Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The census record for Parayagdah notes the nearest railway station 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 5 - 10 km distance for Parayagdah.

Parayagdah is in Hasanganj tehsil of Katihar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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