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About Parol Village

Parol is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 198 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 808 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176022, 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 Fatehpur
Pincode 176022
Area (hectares) 25.4 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 198
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 808
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parol compares

By the 2011 count Parol is the 52nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 25.4 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Parol

Parol is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parol 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 5 - 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 Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Kangra Mandir, about 19 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 town Dharamsala 12 km
District headquarters Kangra 19 km
Nearest railway station Kangra Mandir 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 30 km

Villages closest to Parol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Fatehpur 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 358. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Parol village has 198 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parol has about 808 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Parol is 176022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parol covers 25.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Parol is Kangra Mandir, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parol.

Parol is about 19 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 Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Dharamsala is about 12 km away. Kangra is about 19 km away. Kangra Mandir is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bherta (under 2 km), Ser Kundi (3.3 km) and Bhadrial (7.6 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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