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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Maudaha tehsil, in the district of Hamirpur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,740, made up of 951 males and 789 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 830 females per 1000 males. The village covers 770.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 210507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Hamirpur
Tehsil Maudaha
Pincode 210507
Area (hectares) 770.47 hectares
Population 1,740
Male Population 951
Female Population 789
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 830
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 Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 70th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents. Its 770.47 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

Getting to Para

Para is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Para 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 20 km from Hamirpur, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 25 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 Para
Tehsil headquarters Maudaha 20 km
District headquarters Hamirpur 20 km
Nearest railway station Sulah Himachal Pradesh 25 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 43 km

Villages closest to Para

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 1,740. That makes it the 70th largest of the 148 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,090 residents.

Para village has 951 males and 789 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 830 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 859.

The pincode recorded for Para is 210507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 770.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Para falls under Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Para is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, about 25 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 Para.

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

Para is in Maudaha tehsil of Hamirpur district. Maudaha is about 20 km away. Hamirpur is about 20 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh 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 Bhandhur Khurd Mahadeo (under 2 km), Mahera (2.9 km) and Chhani (3.5 km).

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

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