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About Parwa Village

Parwa is one of the larger villages in Murliganj tehsil, in the district of Madhepura, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,623, made up of 3,453 males and 3,170 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 615 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852122, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Madhepura
Tehsil Murliganj
Pincode 852122
Area (hectares) 615 hectares
Population 6,623
Male Population 3,453
Female Population 3,170
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parwa compares

By the 2011 count Parwa is the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents. Its 615 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parwa from other places

Parwa lies about 14 km from Madhepura, and the nearest railway station is Deenapatti, about 1.6 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 Deenapatti 1.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Murliganj 6.8 km
Nearest town Murlīganj 6.8 km
District headquarters Madhepura 14 km

Villages closest to Parwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwa village had a population of 6,623. That makes it the 11th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,304 residents.

Parwa village has 3,453 males and 3,170 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwa has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 904.

The pincode recorded for Parwa is 852122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parwa covers 615 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parwa falls under Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parwa is Deenapatti, about 1.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parwa.

Parwa is about 14 km from Madhepura in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwa is in Murliganj tehsil of Madhepura district. Deenapatti is about 1.6 km away. Murliganj is about 6.8 km away. Murlīganj is about 6.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Narha (1.5 km), Labtol (1.6 km) and Bishunpur (1.7 km).

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

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