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About Parola Village

Parola is a small village in Theog tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 53, made up of 28 males and 25 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 19.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parola village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Theog
Pincode 171209
Area (hectares) 19.69 hectares
Population 53
Male Population 28
Female Population 25
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parola compares

By the 2011 count Parola is the 340th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 180 residents. Its 19.69 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Parola

Parola is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Parola from other places

Parola lies about 14 km from Shimla. 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 Parola
Tehsil headquarters Theog 5.9 km
District headquarters Shimla 14 km

Villages closest to Parola

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parola village had a population of 53. That makes it the 340th largest of the 425 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 180 residents.

Parola village has 28 males and 25 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parola has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Parola is 171209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parola covers 19.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parola falls under Theog tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parola.

Parola is about 14 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parola is in Theog tehsil of Shimla district. Theog is about 5.9 km away. Shimla is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bani (under 2 km), Fagu (under 2 km) and Batlar (under 2 km).

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

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