About Parana Village

Parana is a small village in Shahkot tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 54, made up of 32 males and 22 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 688 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144629, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parana village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Jalandhar
Tehsil	Shahkot
Pincode	144629
Area (hectares)	127 hectares
Population	54
Male Population	32
Female Population	22
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	688
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parana compares

By the 2011 count Parana is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 806 residents. Its 127 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Parana

Parana is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parana as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Parana from other places

Parana lies about 46 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Giddarpindi, about 3.4 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 Parana
Nearest railway station	Giddarpindi	3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shahkot	18 km
Nearest town	Zira	24 km
District headquarters	Jalandhar	46 km

Villages closest to Parana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parana village had a population of 54. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 806 residents.

Parana village has 32 males and 22 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parana has about 688 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Parana is 144629. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parana covers 127 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parana falls under Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Parana is Giddarpindi, about 3.4 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parana.

Parana is about 46 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parana is in Shahkot tehsil of Jalandhar district. Giddarpindi is about 3.4 km away. Shahkot is about 18 km away. Zira is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.