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About Paro Village

Paro is a mid sized village in Harischandrapur I tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,536, made up of 726 males and 810 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,116 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paro village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Harischandrapur I
Pincode 732140
Area (hectares) 158.19 hectares
Population 1,536
Male Population 726
Female Population 810
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,116
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 Paro compares

By the 2011 count Paro is the 49th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents. Its 158.19 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Paro

Paro is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paro 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. The nearest villages by name are Nasirpur, Nazirpur, Niar and Panchla. 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 Paro

As per the Census of India 2011, Paro village had a population of 1,536. That makes it the 49th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,918 residents.

Paro village has 726 males and 810 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paro has about 1116 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Paro is 732140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paro covers 158.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paro falls under Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The census record for Paro notes the nearest railway station 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 Paro.

Paro is in Harischandrapur I tehsil of Maldah 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 Paro today is likely to be higher.

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