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About Chhota Parua Village

Chhota Parua is one of the larger villages in Raiganj tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,258, made up of 2,590 males and 2,668 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733130, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Parua Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Parua village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Raiganj
Pincode 733130
Area (hectares) 328.95 hectares
Population 5,258
Male Population 2,590
Female Population 2,668
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Chhota Parua compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Parua is the 12th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents. Its 328.95 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Chhota Parua

Chhota Parua is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Chhota Parua 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Parua from other places

Chhota 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 Chhota Parua
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 8.7 km
Nearest railway station Telta 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Raiganj 29 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 29 km

Villages closest to Chhota Parua

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

Common questions about Chhota Parua

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Parua village had a population of 5,258. That makes it the 12th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,874 residents.

Chhota Parua village has 2,590 males and 2,668 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Parua has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Chhota Parua is 733130. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chhota Parua covers 328.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota Parua is Telta, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chhota Parua.

Chhota 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.

Chhota Parua is in Raiganj tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Uttar Dinajpur is about 8.7 km away. Telta is about 14 km away. Raiganj is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Basudebpur (1.5 km), Dangapara (2.1 km) and Burakamat (3.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Chhota Parua today is likely to be higher.

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