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About Parrana Village

Parrana is a large village in Taraiya tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,335, made up of 1,116 males and 1,219 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 146 hectares hectares.

Parrana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parrana village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Saran
Tehsil Taraiya
Area (hectares) 146 hectares
Population 2,335
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,219
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parrana compares

By the 2011 count Parrana is the 26th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents. Its 146 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Parrana

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

How far is Parrana from other places

Parrana lies about 30 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Terha Halt, about 7.6 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 Parrana
Nearest town Marhaura 7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Taraiya 7.5 km
Nearest railway station Terha Halt 7.6 km
District headquarters Saran 30 km

Villages closest to Parrana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parrana village had a population of 2,335. That makes it the 26th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,987 residents.

Parrana village has 1,116 males and 1,219 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parrana has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Parrana covers 146 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parrana falls under Taraiya tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parrana is Terha Halt, about 7.6 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parrana.

Parrana is about 30 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parrana is in Taraiya tehsil of Saran district. Marhaura is about 7.1 km away. Taraiya is about 7.5 km away. Terha Halt 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 Molnapur (under 2 km), Bhatgain (under 2 km) and Manjhopur (under 2 km).

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

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