About Parua Village

Parua is a large village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,288, made up of 1,183 males and 1,105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 156 hectares hectares.

Parua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parua village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Pathargama
Area (hectares)	156 hectares
Population	2,288
Male Population	1,183
Female Population	1,105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parua compares

By the 2011 count Parua is the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 156 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Parua

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

Parua lies about 7.7 km from Pathargama, and the nearest railway station is Godda, 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 Parua
Tehsil headquarters	Pathargama	7.7 km
Nearest railway station	Godda	14 km

Villages closest to Parua

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parua village had a population of 2,288. That makes it the 7th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Parua village has 1,183 males and 1,105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parua has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Parua covers 156 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parua falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Parua is Godda, 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 and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parua.

Parua is about 7.7 km from Pathargama in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parua is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Pathargama is about 7.7 km away. Godda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.