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About Paroha Village

Paroha is a large village in Dumra tehsil, in the district of Sitamarhi, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,835, made up of 1,548 males and 1,287 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 831 females per 1000 males. The village covers 202 hectares hectares.

Paroha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paroha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Sitamarhi
Tehsil Dumra
Area (hectares) 202 hectares
Population 2,835
Male Population 1,548
Female Population 1,287
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 831
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paroha compares

By the 2011 count Paroha is the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents. Its 202 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Paroha

Paroha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paroha 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Narayanpur, Paik Tola, Paktola and Paraspatti. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paroha

As per the Census of India 2011, Paroha village had a population of 2,835. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,470 residents.

Paroha village has 1,548 males and 1,287 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paroha has about 831 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 888.

Paroha covers 202 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paroha falls under Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district in Bihar.

The census record for Paroha notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 Paroha.

Paroha is in Dumra tehsil of Sitamarhi district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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