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About Paracha Village

Paracha is a mid sized village in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 793, made up of 412 males and 381 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 143602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paracha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paracha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Gurdaspur
Tehsil Dera Baba Nanak
Pincode 143602
Area (hectares) 162 hectares
Population 793
Male Population 412
Female Population 381
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paracha compares

By the 2011 count Paracha is the 56th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 962 residents. Its 162 hectares work out to about 4.9 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 899.

Getting to Paracha

Paracha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paracha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paracha from other places

Paracha lies about 44 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Hardorawal, about 3.3 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 Paracha
Nearest railway station Hardorawal 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Dera Baba Nanak 14 km
Nearest town Ajnāla 20 km
District headquarters Gurdaspur 44 km

Villages closest to Paracha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Dera Baba Nanak 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 Paracha

As per the Census of India 2011, Paracha village had a population of 793. That makes it the 56th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 962 residents.

Paracha village has 412 males and 381 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paracha has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Paracha is 143602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paracha covers 162 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paracha falls under Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Paracha is Hardorawal, about 3.3 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paracha.

Paracha is about 44 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paracha is in Dera Baba Nanak tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Hardorawal is about 3.3 km away. Dera Baba Nanak is about 14 km away. Ajnāla 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 Kotli Viran (under 2 km), Loharanwali (under 2 km) and Pabbarali (1.9 km).

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

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