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About Paranpur Village

Paranpur is a mid sized village in Balurghat tehsil, in the district of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,889, made up of 976 males and 913 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Dakshin Dinajpur
Tehsil Balurghat
Pincode 733103
Area (hectares) 145.68 hectares
Population 1,889
Male Population 976
Female Population 913
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranpur compares

By the 2011 count Paranpur is the 21st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 795 residents. Its 145.68 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Paranpur

Paranpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paranpur 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 Nunail, Osail, Palashdanga and Panditpur. 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 Paranpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranpur village had a population of 1,889. That makes it the 21st largest of the 293 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 795 residents.

Paranpur village has 976 males and 913 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranpur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Paranpur is 733103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranpur covers 145.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paranpur falls under Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paranpur 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 Paranpur.

Paranpur is in Balurghat tehsil of Dakshin Dinajpur 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 Paranpur today is likely to be higher.

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