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About Para Village

Para is a small village in Kadwa tehsil, in the district of Katihar, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 302, made up of 166 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 819 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 855105, 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 Kadwa
Pincode 855105
Area (hectares) 65 hectares
Population 302
Male Population 166
Female Population 136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 819
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 164th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents. Its 65 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Para

Para is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 66 km from Katihar, and the nearest railway station is Haldita Bihar, 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 Para
Tehsil headquarters Kadwa 13 km
Nearest railway station Haldita Bihar 14 km
Nearest town Banmankhi 22 km
District headquarters Katihar 66 km

Villages closest to Para

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 302. That makes it the 164th largest of the 205 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,532 residents.

Para village has 166 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 819 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Para is 855105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Para falls under Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Para is Haldita Bihar, about 14 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Para.

Para is about 66 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 Kadwa tehsil of Katihar district. Kadwa is about 13 km away. Haldita Bihar is about 14 km away. Banmankhi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kamalpur (3.3 km), Uphrail (6.0 km) and Barhua (8.9 km).

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

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