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About Paraul Village

Paraul is a large village in Kharar tehsil, in the district of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,632, made up of 1,375 males and 1,257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 914 females per 1000 males. The village covers 470 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 140901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraul Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraul village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar
Tehsil Kharar
Pincode 140901
Area (hectares) 470 hectares
Population 2,632
Male Population 1,375
Female Population 1,257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 914
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraul compares

By the 2011 count Paraul is the 10th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 923 residents. Its 470 hectares work out to about 5.6 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 875.

Getting to Paraul

Paraul is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraul 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Niamian, Paintpur, Palhanpur and Palheri. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paraul

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraul village had a population of 2,632. That makes it the 10th largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 923 residents.

Paraul village has 1,375 males and 1,257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraul has about 914 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 875.

The pincode recorded for Paraul is 140901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraul covers 470 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraul falls under Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district in Punjab.

The census record for Paraul notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Paraul is in Kharar tehsil of Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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