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About Paranpura Village

Paranpura is a mid sized village in Dhanarua tehsil, in the district of Patna, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 892, made up of 465 males and 427 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 918 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares.

Paranpura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpura village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Patna
Tehsil Dhanarua
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 892
Male Population 465
Female Population 427
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 918
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranpura compares

By the 2011 count Paranpura is the 75th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 931.

Getting to Paranpura

Paranpura is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paranpura as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Paranpura from other places

Paranpura lies about 35 km from Patna, and the nearest railway station is Ekangarsarai, about 7.5 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 Paranpura
Nearest railway station Ekangarsarai 7.5 km
Nearest town Hilsa 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhanarua 11 km
District headquarters Patna 35 km

Villages closest to Paranpura

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranpura village had a population of 892. That makes it the 75th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,847 residents.

Paranpura village has 465 males and 427 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpura 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 931.

Paranpura covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paranpura falls under Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpura is Ekangarsarai, about 7.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paranpura.

Paranpura is about 35 km from Patna in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranpura is in Dhanarua tehsil of Patna district. Ekangarsarai is about 7.5 km away. Hilsa is about 9.6 km away. Dhanarua is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagirdari (1.9 km), Mirzapur (4.0 km) and Atapur (4.1 km).

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

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