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About Parya Hechar Village

Parya Hechar is a small village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 340, made up of 182 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parya Hechar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parya Hechar village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Sirmaur
Tehsil Rajgarh
Pincode 173223
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 340
Male Population 182
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parya Hechar compares

By the 2011 count Parya Hechar is the 58th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 328 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 946.

Getting to Parya Hechar

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

Parya Hechar lies about 15 km from Sirmaur, and the nearest railway station is Barog, about 28 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 Parya Hechar
District headquarters Sirmaur 15 km
Nearest town Nāhan 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Rajgarh 17 km
Nearest railway station Barog 28 km

Villages closest to Parya Hechar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajgarh 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 Parya Hechar

As per the Census of India 2011, Parya Hechar village had a population of 340. That makes it the 58th largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 328 residents.

Parya Hechar village has 182 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parya Hechar has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Parya Hechar is 173223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parya Hechar covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parya Hechar falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parya Hechar is Barog, about 28 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 Parya Hechar.

Parya Hechar is about 15 km from Sirmaur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parya Hechar is in Rajgarh tehsil of Sirmaur district. Sirmaur is about 15 km away. Nāhan is about 16 km away. Rajgarh is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khaniur Narmela (3.3 km), Matiana (5.2 km) and Kaloha Saken (6.7 km).

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

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