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About Parwaha Village

Parwaha is a large village in Basantpur tehsil, in the district of Supaul, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,268, made up of 1,161 males and 1,107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507 hectares hectares.

Parwaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parwaha village
Description Value
State Bihar
District Supaul
Tehsil Basantpur
Area (hectares) 507 hectares
Population 2,268
Male Population 1,161
Female Population 1,107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parwaha compares

By the 2011 count Parwaha is the 31st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents. Its 507 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Parwaha

Parwaha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parwaha as Available within <5 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 Parwaha from other places

Parwaha lies about 73 km from Supaul, and the nearest railway station is Forbesganj Junction, about 3.9 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 Parwaha
Nearest town Shahbazpur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Forbesganj Junction 3.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Basantpur 25 km
District headquarters Supaul 73 km

Villages closest to Parwaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parwaha village had a population of 2,268. That makes it the 31st largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,086 residents.

Parwaha village has 1,161 males and 1,107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parwaha has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Parwaha covers 507 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parwaha falls under Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Parwaha is Forbesganj Junction, about 3.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parwaha.

Parwaha is about 73 km from Supaul in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parwaha is in Basantpur tehsil of Supaul district. Shahbazpur is about under 2 km away. Forbesganj Junction is about 3.9 km away. Basantpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barantpur (6.4 km), Jhirwa (13 km) and Kusahar (14 km).

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

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