About Paroya Village

Paroya is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 72, made up of 43 males and 29 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 674 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paroya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paroya village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	171102
Area (hectares)	14 hectares
Population	72
Male Population	43
Female Population	29
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	674
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paroya compares

By the 2011 count Paroya is the 187th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 14 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 1020.

Getting to Paroya

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

Paroya lies about 28 km from Solan. 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 Paroya
Nearest town	Shimla	14 km
District headquarters	Solan	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	33 km

Villages closest to Paroya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paroya village had a population of 72. That makes it the 187th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Paroya village has 43 males and 29 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paroya has about 674 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Paroya is 171102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paroya covers 14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paroya falls under Arki tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Paroya 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 Paroya.

Paroya is about 28 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paroya is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 14 km away. Solan is about 28 km away. Arki is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.