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About Paranga Village

Paranga is a small village in Morang tehsil, in the district of Kinnaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 44 males and 23 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 523 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 172116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranga village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Kinnaur
Tehsil Morang
Pincode 172116
Area (hectares) 196.41 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 44
Female Population 23
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 523
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranga compares

By the 2011 count Paranga is the 24th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 277 residents. Its 196.41 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

Getting to Paranga

Paranga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paranga as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Lapo, Lijing, Lippa Khas and Nakal Kuwa. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paranga

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranga village had a population of 67. That makes it the 24th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 277 residents.

Paranga village has 44 males and 23 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranga has about 523 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 909.

The pincode recorded for Paranga is 172116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranga covers 196.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paranga falls under Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Paranga notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Paranga.

Paranga is in Morang tehsil of Kinnaur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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