About Paroha Village

Paroha is a large village in Baruraj tehsil, in the district of Muzaffarpur, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,662, made up of 1,388 males and 1,274 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241 hectares hectares.

Paroha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paroha village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Muzaffarpur
Tehsil	Baruraj
Area (hectares)	241 hectares
Population	2,662
Male Population	1,388
Female Population	1,274
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	918
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paroha compares

By the 2011 count Paroha is the 48th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents. Its 241 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Getting to Paroha

Paroha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paroha 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paroha from other places

Paroha lies about 33 km from Muzaffarpur, and the nearest railway station is Paru Khas, about 1.5 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 Paroha
Nearest railway station	Paru Khas	1.5 km
Nearest town	Motipur	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Baruraj	33 km
District headquarters	Muzaffarpur	33 km

Villages closest to Paroha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paroha village had a population of 2,662. That makes it the 48th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,957 residents.

Paroha village has 1,388 males and 1,274 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paroha has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 901.

Paroha covers 241 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paroha falls under Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paroha is Paru Khas, about 1.5 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paroha.

Paroha is about 33 km from Muzaffarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paroha is in Baruraj tehsil of Muzaffarpur district. Paru Khas is about 1.5 km away. Motipur is about 20 km away. Baruraj is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.