About Parana Village

Parana is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 111, made up of 52 males and 59 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,135 females per 1000 males. The village covers 36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173221, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parana village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Solan
Tehsil	Arki
Pincode	173221
Area (hectares)	36 hectares
Population	111
Male Population	52
Female Population	59
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,135
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parana compares

By the 2011 count Parana is the 149th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 36 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Parana

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

Parana lies about 21 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 Parana
Nearest town	Shimla	11 km
District headquarters	Solan	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arki	31 km

Villages closest to Parana

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 Parana

As per the Census of India 2011, Parana village had a population of 111. That makes it the 149th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Parana village has 52 males and 59 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parana has about 1135 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Parana is 173221. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parana covers 36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Parana 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 Parana.

Parana is about 21 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parana is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Shimla is about 11 km away. Solan is about 21 km away. Arki is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.