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About Parant Village

Parant is a mid sized village in Baisi tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 883, made up of 464 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 98 hectares hectares.

Parant Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parant village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Baisi
Area (hectares) 98 hectares
Population 883
Male Population 464
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 903
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Parant compares

By the 2011 count Parant is the 74th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents. Its 98 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Parant

The census records public bus service for Parant 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parant from other places

Parant lies about 18 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Rautara, about 9.1 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 Parant
Nearest railway station Rautara 9.1 km
Nearest town Katihar 16 km
District headquarters Purnia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Baisi 24 km

Villages closest to Parant

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parant village had a population of 883. That makes it the 74th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,023 residents.

Parant village has 464 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parant has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 937.

Parant covers 98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parant falls under Baisi tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parant is Rautara, about 9.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Parant.

Parant is about 18 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parant is in Baisi tehsil of Purnia district. Rautara is about 9.1 km away. Katihar is about 16 km away. Purnia is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhatgaon (2.7 km), Hardas (14 km) and Hardas Arazi (14 km).

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

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