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About Parautola Village

Parautola is a large village in Lauriya tehsil, in the district of Pashchim Champaran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,159, made up of 1,657 males and 1,502 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 197.56 hectares hectares.

Parautola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parautola village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Pashchim Champaran
Tehsil Lauriya
Area (hectares) 197.56 hectares
Population 3,159
Male Population 1,657
Female Population 1,502
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parautola compares

By the 2011 count Parautola is the 25th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents. Its 197.56 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Parautola

Parautola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parautola 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parautola from other places

Parautola lies about 3.5 km from Pashchim Champaran, and the nearest railway station is Rameshwar Nagar, about 9.0 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 Parautola
District headquarters Pashchim Champaran 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Lauriya 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Rameshwar Nagar 9.0 km
Nearest town Chanpatia 11 km

Villages closest to Parautola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parautola village had a population of 3,159. That makes it the 25th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,534 residents.

Parautola village has 1,657 males and 1,502 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parautola has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 909.

Parautola covers 197.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parautola falls under Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parautola is Rameshwar Nagar, about 9.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parautola.

Parautola is about 3.5 km from Pashchim Champaran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parautola is in Lauriya tehsil of Pashchim Champaran district. Pashchim Champaran is about 3.5 km away. Lauriya is about 3.7 km away. Rameshwar Nagar is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bankatwa (under 2 km), Baswaria (under 2 km) and Musahri (under 2 km).

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

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