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About Parraha Village

Parraha is a small village in Fatehpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 320, made up of 166 males and 154 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176053, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parraha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parraha village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Fatehpur
Pincode 176053
Area (hectares) 79.15 hectares
Population 320
Male Population 166
Female Population 154
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 928
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 Parraha compares

By the 2011 count Parraha is the 59th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 283 residents. Its 79.15 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Parraha

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

Parraha lies about 37 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Talara, about 14 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 Parraha
Nearest railway station Talara 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Fatehpur 27 km
Nearest town Chamba 27 km
District headquarters Kangra 37 km

Villages closest to Parraha

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 Parraha

As per the Census of India 2011, Parraha village had a population of 320. That makes it the 59th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 283 residents.

Parraha village has 166 males and 154 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parraha has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Parraha is 176053. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parraha covers 79.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Parraha is Talara, about 14 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 Parraha.

Parraha is about 37 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parraha is in Fatehpur tehsil of Kangra district. Talara is about 14 km away. Fatehpur is about 27 km away. Chamba 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 Bhatti (2.7 km), Chaunki (3.3 km) and Kot (4.3 km).

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

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