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About Parol Village

Parol is a small village in Krishangarh tehsil, in the district of Solan, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 83, made up of 38 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,184 females per 1000 males. The village covers 61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 173233, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parol village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Solan
Tehsil Krishangarh
Pincode 173233
Area (hectares) 61 hectares
Population 83
Male Population 38
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,184
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parol compares

By the 2011 count Parol is the 101st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 118 residents. Its 61 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

Getting to Parol

Parol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parol as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Parol from other places

Parol lies about 36 km from Solan, and the nearest railway station is Kharar, about 15 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 Parol
Nearest town Naya Gaon 8.1 km
Nearest railway station Kharar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishangarh 25 km
District headquarters Solan 36 km

Villages closest to Parol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parol village had a population of 83. That makes it the 101st largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 118 residents.

Parol village has 38 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parol has about 1184 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1045.

The pincode recorded for Parol is 173233. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parol covers 61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parol falls under Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parol is Kharar, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Parol.

Parol is about 36 km from Solan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parol is in Krishangarh tehsil of Solan district. Naya Gaon is about 8.1 km away. Kharar is about 15 km away. Krishangarh is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majra (2.8 km), Kyarta (4.0 km) and San (4.7 km).

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

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