About Parui Village

Parui is one of the larger villages in Swarupnagar tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,454, made up of 2,788 males and 2,666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743273, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parui Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parui village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Swarupnagar
Pincode	743273
Area (hectares)	270.73 hectares
Population	5,454
Male Population	2,788
Female Population	2,666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
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 Parui compares

By the 2011 count Parui is the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 270.73 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Parui

Parui is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parui 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 Parui from other places

Parui lies about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.4 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 Parui
Nearest town	Ashoknagar Kalyangarh	4.2 km
Nearest railway station	Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed)	5.4 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Swarupnagar	24 km

Villages closest to Parui

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parui village had a population of 5,454. That makes it the 16th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Parui village has 2,788 males and 2,666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parui has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Parui is 743273. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parui covers 270.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Parui falls under Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parui is Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed), about 5.4 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 Parui.

Parui is about 20 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parui is in Swarupnagar tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Ashoknagar Kalyangarh is about 4.2 km away. Nagarukhra Jn. (Proposed) is about 5.4 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.