# Parua Village, South Salmara, Dhubri (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · South Salmara, Dhubri 

# Parua

Parua is a village in South Salmara sub-district of Dhubri district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,866 people in 384 households**, the 41st largest of 173 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 1,866people (2011)
- 384households
- 51.0%literacy
- 1,011females per 1,000 males

## Parua PIN code and other codes

Parua falls in South Salmara sub-district, Dhubri district, Assam.

- Community development blockJamadarhat
- Census village code281560

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Parua from nearby towns?

- Dhubri (district HQ)24 km by road
- Dhubri (nearest town)24 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Parua?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Parua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhubri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhubri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Alomganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)99 h summer · 99 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Parua known for?

About 79% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Parua

Of every 100 households in Parua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parua · ■ South Salmara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****78%**

**56%

No toilet (open defecation) ****22%**

**42%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****4%**

**11%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**54%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Parua?

■ Parua · ■ South Salmara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.0%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**962

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**993

Working population ****24.9%**

**30.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.9% for men and 44.1% for women. 42% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 145 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 185 (40%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (9%) · **■** Marginal 90 (19%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in South Salmara

- Kumari1,985 people
- Chirakutichatapara1,982 people
- Rajabala Tersertari1,948 people
- Khodaidhila1,936 people
- Salapara Pt.II1,866 people
- Monirchar Boidergaon1,824 people
- Kathieralga No.I1,665 people
- Mahamayarchar1,641 people

[All 201 villages in South Salmara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/dhubri/south-salmara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parua from Dhubri?24 km by road
- What is the population of Parua?1,866 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parua in?Dhubri district (South Salmara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Parua?51.0% (Census 2011)