About Parol Village

Parol is a mid sized village in Dharmsala tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 298 males and 343 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,151 females per 1000 males. The village covers 54.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176001, 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	Kangra
Tehsil	Dharmsala
Pincode	176001
Area (hectares)	54.76 hectares
Population	641
Male Population	298
Female Population	343
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,151
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parol compares

By the 2011 count Parol is the 51st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 54.76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

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 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 Parol from other places

Parol lies about 9.2 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Samloti, about 6.4 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
Nearest railway station	Samloti	6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dharmsala	8.0 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	8.0 km
District headquarters	Kangra	9.2 km

Villages closest to Parol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parol village had a population of 641. That makes it the 51st largest of the 145 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Parol village has 298 males and 343 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parol has about 1151 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Parol is 176001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parol covers 54.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parol falls under Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parol is Samloti, about 6.4 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 Parol.

Parol is about 9.2 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parol is in Dharmsala tehsil of Kangra district. Samloti is about 6.4 km away. Dharmsala is about 8.0 km away. Dharamsala is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.