About Paral Village

Paral is a mid sized village in Indora tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,247, made up of 642 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 348 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paral village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Indora
Pincode	176403
Area (hectares)	348 hectares
Population	1,247
Male Population	642
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paral compares

By the 2011 count Paral is the 17th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 690 residents. Its 348 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Paral

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

Paral lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Chak Kalan, about 13 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 Paral
Tehsil headquarters	Indora	12 km
Nearest railway station	Chak Kalan	13 km
Nearest town	Mukeriān	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	48 km

Villages closest to Paral

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paral village had a population of 1,247. That makes it the 17th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 690 residents.

Paral village has 642 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paral has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Paral is 176403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paral covers 348 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paral falls under Indora tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paral is Chak Kalan, about 13 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 Paral.

Paral is about 48 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paral is in Indora tehsil of Kangra district. Indora is about 12 km away. Chak Kalan is about 13 km away. Mukeriān is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.