About Paranghala Village

Paranghala is a small village in Brahmaur tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 123, made up of 72 males and 51 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 708 females per 1000 males. The village covers 163.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176315, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranghala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranghala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Brahmaur
Pincode	176315
Area (hectares)	163.76 hectares
Population	123
Male Population	72
Female Population	51
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	708
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranghala compares

By the 2011 count Paranghala is the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 500 residents. Its 163.76 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paranghala

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

How far is Paranghala from other places

Paranghala lies about 44 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 Paranghala
Tehsil headquarters	Brahmaur	3.9 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	35 km
Nearest railway station	Chamunda Marg	40 km
District headquarters	Chamba	44 km

Villages closest to Paranghala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranghala village had a population of 123. That makes it the 46th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 500 residents.

Paranghala village has 72 males and 51 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranghala has about 708 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Paranghala is 176315. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranghala covers 163.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paranghala falls under Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paranghala is Chamunda Marg, about 40 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Paranghala.

Paranghala is about 44 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paranghala is in Brahmaur tehsil of Chamba district. Brahmaur is about 3.9 km away. Dharamsala is about 35 km away. Chamunda Marg is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.