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About Parol Village

Parol is a mid sized village in Bhoranj tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 566, made up of 265 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176045, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Bhoranj
Pincode 176045
Area (hectares) 104.09 hectares
Population 566
Male Population 265
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parol compares

By the 2011 count Parol is the 40th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 335 residents. Its 104.09 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

Getting to Parol

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

Parol lies about 19 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about 24 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 Parol
District headquarters Hamirpur 19 km
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhoranj 27 km
Nearest town Mandi 44 km

Villages closest to Parol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parol village had a population of 566. That makes it the 40th largest of the 267 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 335 residents.

Parol village has 265 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parol has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1213.

The pincode recorded for Parol is 176045. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parol covers 104.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parol falls under Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parol is Panchrukhi, about 24 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 <5 km distance for Parol.

Parol is about 19 km from Hamirpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parol is in Bhoranj tehsil of Hamirpur district. Hamirpur is about 19 km away. Panchrukhi is about 24 km away. Bhoranj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barthwan (4.4 km), Lathwan (4.4 km) and Kakrot (6.4 km).

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

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