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About Paroi Village

Paroi is a small village in Arki tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 178, made up of 91 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paroi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paroi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Arki
Pincode 173208
Area (hectares) 82 hectares
Population 178
Male Population 91
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paroi compares

By the 2011 count Paroi is the 100th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 181 residents. Its 82 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Paroi

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

Paroi lies about 20 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Jabli, about 11 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 Paroi
Nearest railway station Jabli 11 km
Nearest town Baddi 11 km
District headquarters Solan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Arki 23 km

Villages closest to Paroi

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.

Common questions about Paroi

As per the Census of India 2011, Paroi village had a population of 178. That makes it the 100th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 181 residents.

Paroi village has 91 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paroi has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Paroi is 173208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paroi covers 82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Paroi is Jabli, about 11 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 Paroi.

Paroi is about 20 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paroi is in Arki tehsil of Solan district. Jabli is about 11 km away. Baddi is about 11 km away. Solan is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalharan (2.3 km), Up Mohal Pulhara (2.3 km) and Haripur (3.6 km).

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

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