About Paraba Village

Paraba is a small village in Chaurah tehsil, in the district of Chamba, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 421, made up of 218 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176321, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraba village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Chamba
Tehsil	Chaurah
Pincode	176321
Area (hectares)	229 hectares
Population	421
Male Population	218
Female Population	203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	931
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraba compares

By the 2011 count Paraba is the 89th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 441 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Paraba

Paraba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraba 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 Paraba from other places

Paraba lies about 27 km from Chamba, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 Paraba
Tehsil headquarters	Chaurah	27 km
District headquarters	Chamba	27 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	67 km

Villages closest to Paraba

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraba village had a population of 421. That makes it the 89th largest of the 176 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 441 residents.

Paraba village has 218 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraba has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Paraba is 176321. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraba covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paraba falls under Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraba is Nurpur Road, about 67 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 Paraba.

Paraba is about 27 km from Chamba in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraba is in Chaurah tehsil of Chamba district. Chaurah is about 27 km away. Chamba is about 27 km away. Nurpur Road is about 67 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.