About Parauntha Village

Parauntha is a small village in Khundian tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 26 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176098, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parauntha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parauntha village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Khundian
Pincode	176098
Area (hectares)	77.17 hectares
Population	53
Male Population	26
Female Population	27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,038
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parauntha compares

By the 2011 count Parauntha is the 183rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 178 residents. Its 77.17 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

Getting to Parauntha

Parauntha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parauntha as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Parauntha from other places

Parauntha lies about 32 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 Parauntha
Tehsil headquarters	Khundian	9.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sulah Himachal Pradesh	25 km
District headquarters	Kangra	32 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	43 km

Villages closest to Parauntha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parauntha village had a population of 53. That makes it the 183rd largest of the 206 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 178 residents.

Parauntha village has 26 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parauntha has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1070.

The pincode recorded for Parauntha is 176098. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parauntha covers 77.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parauntha falls under Khundian tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parauntha is Sulah Himachal Pradesh, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parauntha.

Parauntha is about 32 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parauntha is in Khundian tehsil of Kangra district. Khundian is about 9.2 km away. Sulah Himachal Pradesh is about 25 km away. Kangra is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.