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About Parnoh Village

Parnoh is a mid sized village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 539, made up of 257 males and 282 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,097 females per 1000 males. The village covers 30.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parnoh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parnoh village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kangra
Tehsil Palampur
Pincode 176103
Area (hectares) 30.64 hectares
Population 539
Male Population 257
Female Population 282
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,097
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Parnoh compares

By the 2011 count Parnoh is the 101st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 30.64 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Parnoh

Parnoh is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Parnoh 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parnoh from other places

Parnoh lies about 29 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Panchrukhi, about under 2 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 Parnoh
Nearest railway station Panchrukhi under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Palampur 6.0 km
District headquarters Kangra 29 km
Nearest town Dharamsala 29 km

Villages closest to Parnoh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parnoh village had a population of 539. That makes it the 101st largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Parnoh village has 257 males and 282 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parnoh has about 1097 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Parnoh is 176103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parnoh covers 30.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parnoh falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parnoh is Panchrukhi, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parnoh.

Parnoh is about 29 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parnoh is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Panchrukhi is about under 2 km away. Palampur is about 6.0 km away. Kangra is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barohal (under 2 km), Majhenu (under 2 km) and Kandharal (under 2 km).

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

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