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About Parapurnia Village

Parapurnia is a mid sized village in Baisa tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,866, made up of 989 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares.

Parapurnia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parapurnia village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisa
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 1,866
Male Population 989
Female Population 877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parapurnia compares

By the 2011 count Parapurnia is the 42nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Parapurnia

Parapurnia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parapurnia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parapurnia from other places

Parapurnia lies about 44 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Hatwar, about 15 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 Parapurnia
Nearest railway station Hatwar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisa 18 km
Nearest town Bahādurganj 20 km
District headquarters Purnia 44 km

Villages closest to Parapurnia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parapurnia village had a population of 1,866. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,641 residents.

Parapurnia village has 989 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parapurnia has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 930.

Parapurnia covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parapurnia falls under Baisa tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parapurnia is Hatwar, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parapurnia.

Parapurnia is about 44 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parapurnia is in Baisa tehsil of Purnia district. Hatwar is about 15 km away. Baisa is about 18 km away. Bahādurganj is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhusabari (under 2 km), Malhara (under 2 km) and Ghataro (under 2 km).

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

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