About Paratanr Village

Paratanr is a small village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 131 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paratanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paratanr village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	79.86 hectares
Population	264
Male Population	131
Female Population	133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,015
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paratanr compares

By the 2011 count Paratanr is the 146th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 79.86 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Paratanr

Paratanr is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paratanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Paratanr from other places

Paratanr lies about 43 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 14 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 Paratanr
Nearest railway station	Duriatanr Halt	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	22 km
Nearest town	Jhajha	37 km
District headquarters	Giridih	43 km

Villages closest to Paratanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paratanr village had a population of 264. That makes it the 146th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Paratanr village has 131 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paratanr has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Paratanr is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paratanr covers 79.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paratanr falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paratanr is Duriatanr Halt, about 14 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paratanr.

Paratanr is about 43 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paratanr is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Duriatanr Halt is about 14 km away. Birni is about 22 km away. Jhajha is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.