About Parua Village

Parua is a large village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,533, made up of 1,316 males and 1,217 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 316.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, 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	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	316.46 hectares
Population	2,533
Male Population	1,316
Female Population	1,217
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	925
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 Parua compares

By the 2011 count Parua is the 46th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 316.46 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

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 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 8.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 14 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
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	5.3 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	8.7 km
Nearest railway station	Telta	14 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	29 km

Villages closest to Parua

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Karandighi 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 2,533. That makes it the 46th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Parua village has 1,316 males and 1,217 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parua has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Parua is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parua covers 316.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Parua falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Parua is Telta, about 14 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parua.

Parua is about 8.7 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parua is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Karandighi is about 5.3 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.7 km away. Telta is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.