About Parara Village

Parara is a small village in Dadahu tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 258, made up of 129 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parara village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Sirmaur
Tehsil	Dadahu
Pincode	173001
Area (hectares)	293 hectares
Population	258
Male Population	129
Female Population	129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parara compares

By the 2011 count Parara is the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 242 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Parara

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

Parara lies about 7.4 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 35 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 Parara
District headquarters	Sirmaur	7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Dadahu	12 km
Nearest town	Nāhan	14 km
Nearest railway station	Barog	35 km

Villages closest to Parara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parara village had a population of 258. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 242 residents.

Parara village has 129 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parara has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Parara is 173001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parara covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parara falls under Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parara is Barog, about 35 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Parara.

Parara is about 7.4 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parara is in Dadahu tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 7.4 km away. Dadahu is about 12 km away. Nāhan is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.