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About Parapora Village

Parapora is a small village in Khag tehsil, in the district of Badgam, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 152 males and 138 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20.7 hectares hectares.

Parapora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parapora village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Badgam
Tehsil Khag
Area (hectares) 20.7 hectares
Population 290
Male Population 152
Female Population 138
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parapora compares

By the 2011 count Parapora is the 45th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents. Its 20.7 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Parapora

Parapora is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parapora 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parapora from other places

Parapora lies about 14 km from Badgam, and the nearest railway station is Mazhom, about 4.4 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 Parapora
Nearest railway station Mazhom 4.4 km
Nearest town Soyībug 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Khag 11 km
District headquarters Badgam 14 km

Villages closest to Parapora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parapora village had a population of 290. That makes it the 45th largest of the 48 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,354 residents.

Parapora village has 152 males and 138 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parapora has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 968.

Parapora covers 20.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parapora falls under Khag tehsil of Badgam district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Parapora is Mazhom, about 4.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parapora.

Parapora is about 14 km from Badgam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parapora is in Khag tehsil of Badgam district. Mazhom is about 4.4 km away. Soyībug is about 10 km away. Khag is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Badran (under 2 km), Bamurad (4.4 km) and Pala Pora (4.7 km).

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

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