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About Parena Village

Parena is a small village in Garud tehsil, in the district of Bageshwar, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 202, made up of 82 males and 120 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,463 females per 1000 males. The village covers 74.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 263635, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parena Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parena village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Bageshwar
Tehsil Garud
Pincode 263635
Area (hectares) 74.65 hectares
Population 202
Male Population 82
Female Population 120
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,463
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parena compares

By the 2011 count Parena is the 111th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 367 residents. Its 74.65 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

Getting to Parena

Parena is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parena 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parena from other places

Parena lies about 20 km from Bageshwar, and the nearest railway station is Kathgodam, about 75 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 Parena
Tehsil headquarters Garud 20 km
District headquarters Bageshwar 20 km
Nearest town Almora 39 km
Nearest railway station Kathgodam 75 km

Villages closest to Parena

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parena village had a population of 202. That makes it the 111th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 367 residents.

Parena village has 82 males and 120 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parena has about 1463 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1174.

The pincode recorded for Parena is 263635. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parena covers 74.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parena falls under Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Parena is Kathgodam, about 75 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 within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parena.

Parena is about 20 km from Bageshwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parena is in Garud tehsil of Bageshwar district. Garud is about 20 km away. Bageshwar is about 20 km away. Almora is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Galai (under 2 km), Manya Khet (under 2 km) and Uncha Khet (under 2 km).

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

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