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About Parawari Village

Parawari is a mid sized village in Gairsain tehsil, in the district of Chamoli, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 309 males and 334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,081 females per 1000 males. The village covers 117 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246428, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parawari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parawari village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Chamoli
Tehsil Gairsain
Pincode 246428
Area (hectares) 117 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 309
Female Population 334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,081
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parawari compares

By the 2011 count Parawari is the 18th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 284 residents. Its 117 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

Getting to Parawari

Parawari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parawari as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Parawari from other places

Parawari lies about 36 km from Chamoli, and the nearest railway station is Ramnagar, about 79 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 Parawari
Tehsil headquarters Gairsain 4.7 km
District headquarters Chamoli 36 km
Nearest town Pauri 47 km
Nearest railway station Ramnagar 79 km

Villages closest to Parawari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parawari village had a population of 643. That makes it the 18th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 284 residents.

Parawari village has 309 males and 334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parawari has about 1081 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1219.

The pincode recorded for Parawari is 246428. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parawari covers 117 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parawari falls under Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Parawari is Ramnagar, about 79 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parawari.

Parawari is about 36 km from Chamoli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parawari is in Gairsain tehsil of Chamoli district. Gairsain is about 4.7 km away. Chamoli is about 36 km away. Pauri is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Doltu (3.1 km), Sirana (3.2 km) and Melbagar (3.3 km).

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

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