About Parnawan Village

Parnawan is a large village in Sarmera tehsil, in the district of Nalanda, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,514, made up of 2,366 males and 2,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 323 hectares hectares.

Parnawan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parnawan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Nalanda
Tehsil	Sarmera
Area (hectares)	323 hectares
Population	4,514
Male Population	2,366
Female Population	2,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	908
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parnawan compares

By the 2011 count Parnawan is the 7th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents. Its 323 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Getting to Parnawan

Parnawan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parnawan as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parnawan from other places

Parnawan lies about 36 km from Nalanda, and the nearest railway station is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 Parnawan
Tehsil headquarters	Sarmera	4.8 km
Nearest town	Bar Bigha	8.1 km
Nearest railway station	Sarsa Jamalpur	12 km
District headquarters	Nalanda	36 km

Villages closest to Parnawan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parnawan village had a population of 4,514. That makes it the 7th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,537 residents.

Parnawan village has 2,366 males and 2,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parnawan has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 921.

Parnawan covers 323 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parnawan falls under Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parnawan is Sarsa Jamalpur, about 12 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parnawan.

Parnawan is about 36 km from Nalanda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parnawan is in Sarmera tehsil of Nalanda district. Sarmera is about 4.8 km away. Bar Bigha is about 8.1 km away. Sarsa Jamalpur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.