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About Parewa Village

Parewa is a small village in Mahishi tehsil, in the district of Saharsa, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 106 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 852216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parewa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parewa village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saharsa
Tehsil Mahishi
Pincode 852216
Area (hectares) 41 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 106
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 906
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parewa compares

By the 2011 count Parewa is the 68th 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 41 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Parewa

Parewa is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parewa as Available within 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parewa from other places

Parewa lies about 11 km from Saharsa, and the nearest railway station is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 4.7 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 Parewa
Nearest railway station Sonbarsa Kacheri 4.7 km
Nearest town Bangaon 10 km
District headquarters Saharsa 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Mahishi 12 km

Villages closest to Parewa

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.

Common questions about Parewa

As per the Census of India 2011, Parewa village had a population of 202. That makes it the 68th largest of the 71 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,876 residents.

Parewa village has 106 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parewa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 899.

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

Parewa covers 41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parewa falls under Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parewa is Sonbarsa Kacheri, about 4.7 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 km distance for Parewa.

Parewa is about 11 km from Saharsa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parewa is in Mahishi tehsil of Saharsa district. Sonbarsa Kacheri is about 4.7 km away. Bangaon is about 10 km away. Saharsa 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 Baghwa (7.4 km), Bhaghwa (7.4 km) and Bijwar (7.8 km).

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

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