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About Parra Village

Parra is a large village in Bardez tehsil, in the district of North Goa, Goa. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,449, made up of 2,174 males and 2,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 403510, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parra village
Description Value
State Goa
District North Goa
Tehsil Bardez
Pincode 403510
Area (hectares) 506.48 hectares
Population 4,449
Male Population 2,174
Female Population 2,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parra compares

By the 2011 count Parra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents. Its 506.48 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Parra

Parra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parra 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parra from other places

Parra lies about 20 km from North Goa, and the nearest railway station is Thivim, about 10 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 Parra
Nearest town Mapusa 2.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Bardez 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Thivim 10 km
District headquarters North Goa 20 km

Villages closest to Parra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parra village had a population of 4,449. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,654 residents.

Parra village has 2,174 males and 2,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parra has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Parra is 403510. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parra covers 506.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parra falls under Bardez tehsil of North Goa district in Goa.

The nearest railway station to Parra is Thivim, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Parra is about 20 km from North Goa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parra is in Bardez tehsil of North Goa district. Mapusa is about 2.1 km away. Bardez is about 8.3 km away. Thivim is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Canca (under 2 km), Verla (under 2 km) and Guirim (under 2 km).

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

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