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About Parnala Village

Parnala is a large village in Billawar tehsil, in the district of Kathua, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,269, made up of 1,181 males and 1,088 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 695 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 184203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parnala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parnala village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Kathua
Tehsil Billawar
Pincode 184203
Area (hectares) 695 hectares
Population 2,269
Male Population 1,181
Female Population 1,088
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 921
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parnala compares

By the 2011 count Parnala is the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents. Its 695 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

Getting to Parnala

Parnala is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parnala as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Parnala from other places

Parnala lies about 5.3 km from Billawar, and the nearest railway station is Kathua, about 20 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 Parnala
Tehsil headquarters Billawar 5.3 km
Nearest railway station Kathua 20 km

Villages closest to Parnala

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parnala village had a population of 2,269. That makes it the 28th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,245 residents.

Parnala village has 1,181 males and 1,088 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parnala has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 894.

The pincode recorded for Parnala is 184203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parnala covers 695 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parnala falls under Billawar tehsil of Kathua district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Parnala is Kathua, about 20 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parnala.

Parnala is about 5.3 km from Billawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parnala is in Billawar tehsil of Kathua district. Billawar is about 5.3 km away. Kathua 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 Seri (2.1 km), Muni (2.7 km) and Pallan (3.8 km).

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

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