About Parei Village

Parei is a mid sized village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 549, made up of 255 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,153 females per 1000 males. The village covers 83.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parei Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parei village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Shahpur
Pincode	176208
Area (hectares)	83.28 hectares
Population	549
Male Population	255
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,153
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parei compares

By the 2011 count Parei is the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 451 residents. Its 83.28 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

Getting to Parei

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

Parei lies about 48 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, 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 Parei
Nearest town	Chamba	15 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahpur	32 km
District headquarters	Kangra	48 km

Villages closest to Parei

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parei village had a population of 549. That makes it the 44th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 451 residents.

Parei village has 255 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parei has about 1153 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1046.

The pincode recorded for Parei is 176208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parei covers 83.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parei falls under Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parei is Nurpur Road, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Parei.

Parei 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.

Parei is in Shahpur tehsil of Kangra district. Chamba is about 15 km away. Nurpur Road is about 25 km away. Shahpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.