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About Paron Village

Paron is a small village in Dharmpur tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 194, made up of 90 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,156 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175051, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paron Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paron village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Mandi
Tehsil Dharmpur
Pincode 175051
Area (hectares) 61.41 hectares
Population 194
Male Population 90
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,156
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paron compares

By the 2011 count Paron is the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 366 residents. Its 61.41 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

Getting to Paron

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

Paron lies about 58 km from Mandi. 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 Paron
Tehsil headquarters Dharmpur 16 km
Nearest town Shimla 29 km
District headquarters Mandi 58 km

Villages closest to Paron

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paron village had a population of 194. That makes it the 78th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 366 residents.

Paron village has 90 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paron has about 1156 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1126.

The pincode recorded for Paron is 175051. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paron covers 61.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paron falls under Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Paron notes the nearest railway station 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 Paron.

Paron is about 58 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paron is in Dharmpur tehsil of Mandi district. Dharmpur is about 16 km away. Shimla is about 29 km away. Mandi is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundal (under 2 km), Tarohla (3.5 km) and Morila (5.3 km).

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

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