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About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a mid sized village in Sirdala tehsil, in the district of Nawada, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,341, made up of 699 males and 642 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125 hectares hectares.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Nawada
Tehsil Sirdala
Area (hectares) 125 hectares
Population 1,341
Male Population 699
Female Population 642
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 Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents. Its 125 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paranpur 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 Paranpur from other places

Paranpur lies about 23 km from Nawada, and the nearest railway station is Laundh, about 3.7 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 Paranpur
Nearest railway station Laundh 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sirdala 6.3 km
Nearest town Rajauli 7.1 km
District headquarters Nawada 23 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranpur village had a population of 1,341. That makes it the 47th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,231 residents.

Paranpur village has 699 males and 642 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 918 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Paranpur covers 125 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paranpur falls under Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Laundh, about 3.7 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 Paranpur.

Paranpur is about 23 km from Nawada in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranpur is in Sirdala tehsil of Nawada district. Laundh is about 3.7 km away. Sirdala is about 6.3 km away. Rajauli is about 7.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khanpura (under 2 km), Dudhaili (under 2 km) and Partappur (under 2 km).

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

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