About Parnala Village

Parnala is a small village in Nurpur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 263, made up of 129 males and 134 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112.15 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parnala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parnala village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Nurpur
Pincode	176211
Area (hectares)	112.15 hectares
Population	263
Male Population	129
Female Population	134
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,039
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parnala compares

By the 2011 count Parnala is the 198th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 426 residents. Its 112.15 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Parnala

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

Parnala lies about 47 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Nurpur Road, about 8.0 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 Parnala
Tehsil headquarters	Nurpur	5.9 km
Nearest railway station	Nurpur Road	8.0 km
Nearest town	Mamun	17 km
District headquarters	Kangra	47 km

Villages closest to Parnala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parnala village had a population of 263. That makes it the 198th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 426 residents.

Parnala village has 129 males and 134 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parnala has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Parnala is 176211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parnala covers 112.15 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parnala falls under Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parnala is Nurpur Road, about 8.0 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 Parnala.

Parnala is about 47 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parnala is in Nurpur tehsil of Kangra district. Nurpur is about 5.9 km away. Nurpur Road is about 8.0 km away. Mamun is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.