About Parua Village

Parua is a large village in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,567, made up of 1,304 males and 1,263 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parua village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Hanskhali
Pincode	741121
Area (hectares)	346.98 hectares
Population	2,567
Male Population	1,304
Female Population	1,263
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	969
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parua compares

By the 2011 count Parua is the 35th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 346.98 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Parua

Parua is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parua 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parua from other places

Parua lies about 7.4 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Purbasthali, about 1.5 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 Parua
Nearest railway station	Purbasthali	1.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hanskhali	7.4 km
District headquarters	Nadia	7.4 km
Nearest town	Navadwīp	7.4 km

Villages closest to Parua

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

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Common questions about Parua

As per the Census of India 2011, Parua village had a population of 2,567. That makes it the 35th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Parua village has 1,304 males and 1,263 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parua has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Parua is 741121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parua covers 346.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parua falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parua is Purbasthali, about 1.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Parua.

Parua is about 7.4 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parua is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district. Purbasthali is about 1.5 km away. Hanskhali is about 7.4 km away. Nadia is about 7.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.