About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a mid sized village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 894, made up of 461 males and 433 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saharsa
Tehsil	Mahishi
Pincode	852216
Area (hectares)	143 hectares
Population	894
Male Population	461
Female Population	433
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 54th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents. Its 143 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paranpur as Available within 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 Paranpur from other places

Paranpur lies about 17 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Kusheshwar Asthan, 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 Paranpur
Tehsil headquarters	Mahishi	5.9 km
Nearest town	Bangaon	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kusheshwar Asthan	15 km
District headquarters	Saharsa	17 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

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

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Common questions about Paranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranpur village had a population of 894. That makes it the 54th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Paranpur village has 461 males and 433 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is well above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Paranpur is 852216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranpur covers 143 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paranpur falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Kusheshwar Asthan, about 15 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paranpur.

Paranpur is about 17 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranpur is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Mahishi is about 5.9 km away. Bangaon is about 9.1 km away. Kusheshwar Asthan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.