About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a mid sized village in Barharia tehsil, in the district of Siwan, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,586, made up of 802 males and 784 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Siwan
Tehsil	Barharia
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	1,586
Male Population	802
Female Population	784
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	978
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 74th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paranpur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paranpur from other places

Paranpur lies about 25 km from Siwan, and the nearest railway station is Ratan Sarai, about 4.4 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
Nearest railway station	Ratan Sarai	4.4 km
Nearest town	Barauli	5.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Barharia	11 km
District headquarters	Siwan	25 km

Villages closest to Paranpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barharia 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 1,586. That makes it the 74th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,331 residents.

Paranpur village has 802 males and 784 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Paranpur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Paranpur falls under Barharia tehsil of Siwan district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paranpur is Ratan Sarai, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paranpur.

Paranpur is about 25 km from Siwan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranpur is in Barharia tehsil of Siwan district. Ratan Sarai is about 4.4 km away. Barauli is about 5.5 km away. Barharia is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.