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About Parora Village

Parora is one of the larger villages in Krityanand Nagar tehsil, in the district of Purnia, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,033, made up of 7,231 males and 6,802 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1104 hectares hectares.

Parora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parora village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Purnia
Tehsil Krityanand Nagar
Area (hectares) 1104 hectares
Population 14,033
Male Population 7,231
Female Population 6,802
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parora compares

By the 2011 count Parora is the 5th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents. Its 1104 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Getting to Parora

Parora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parora as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Parora from other places

Parora lies about 7.6 km from Purnia, and the nearest railway station is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 2.2 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 Parora
Nearest railway station Kirtyanand Nagar 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Krityanand Nagar 2.3 km
District headquarters Purnia 7.6 km

Villages closest to Parora

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Krityanand Nagar 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 Parora

As per the Census of India 2011, Parora village had a population of 14,033. That makes it the 5th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,485 residents.

Parora village has 7,231 males and 6,802 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parora has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 930.

Parora covers 1104 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parora falls under Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parora is Kirtyanand Nagar, about 2.2 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 village for Parora.

Parora is about 7.6 km from Purnia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parora is in Krityanand Nagar tehsil of Purnia district. Kirtyanand Nagar is about 2.2 km away. Krityanand Nagar is about 2.3 km away. Purnia is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banbhag (1.6 km), Begampur Khata (3.6 km) and Bithnauli Khemchand (4.2 km).

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

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