About Raj Parura Village

Raj Parura is a large village in Pathankot tehsil, in the district of Gurdaspur, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,847, made up of 1,516 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 265 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 145025, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Raj Parura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Raj Parura village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Gurdaspur
Tehsil	Pathankot
Pincode	145025
Area (hectares)	265 hectares
Population	2,847
Male Population	1,516
Female Population	1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	878
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Raj Parura compares

By the 2011 count Raj Parura is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 992 residents. Its 265 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

Getting to Raj Parura

Raj Parura is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Raj Parura as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Raj Parura from other places

Raj Parura lies about 28 km from Gurdaspur, and the nearest railway station is Sarna, about under 2 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 Raj Parura
Nearest railway station	Sarna	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pathankot	8.1 km
Nearest town	Pathānkot	8.1 km
District headquarters	Gurdaspur	28 km

Villages closest to Raj Parura

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pathankot 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 Raj Parura

As per the Census of India 2011, Raj Parura village had a population of 2,847. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 992 residents.

Raj Parura village has 1,516 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Raj Parura has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 934.

The pincode recorded for Raj Parura is 145025. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Raj Parura covers 265 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Raj Parura falls under Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Raj Parura is Sarna, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Raj Parura.

Raj Parura is about 28 km from Gurdaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Raj Parura is in Pathankot tehsil of Gurdaspur district. Sarna is about under 2 km away. Pathankot is about 8.1 km away. Pathānkot is about 8.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.