About Parain Village

Parain is a mid sized village in Jogindarnagar tehsil, in the district of Mandi, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,198, made up of 566 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,117 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 175032, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parain Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parain village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Mandi
Tehsil	Jogindarnagar
Pincode	175032
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,198
Male Population	566
Female Population	632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,117
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parain compares

By the 2011 count Parain is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 386 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

Getting to Parain

Parain is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parain as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parain from other places

Parain lies about 22 km from Mandi, and the nearest railway station is Joginder Nagar, about 17 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 Parain
Tehsil headquarters	Jogindarnagar	17 km
Nearest railway station	Joginder Nagar	17 km
District headquarters	Mandi	22 km

Villages closest to Parain

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parain village had a population of 1,198. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 386 residents.

Parain village has 566 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parain has about 1117 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1112.

The pincode recorded for Parain is 175032. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parain covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parain falls under Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parain is Joginder Nagar, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Parain is about 22 km from Mandi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parain is in Jogindarnagar tehsil of Mandi district. Jogindarnagar is about 17 km away. Joginder Nagar is about 17 km away. Mandi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.