# Paroura Village, Bilasipara, Kokrajhar (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Bilasipara, Kokrajhar 

# Paroura

Paroura is a village in Bilasipara sub-district of Kokrajhar district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 295 households**, the 3rd largest of 7 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,408people (2011)
- 295households
- 70.0%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Paroura PIN code and other codes

Paroura falls in Bilasipara sub-district, Kokrajhar district, Assam.

- Community development blockBilasipara
- Census village code280624

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

## How far is Paroura from nearby towns?

- Bilasipara In Dhubri District (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Kokrajhar (district HQ)8 km by road
- Sapatgram (nearest town)4 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 Paroura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Paroura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Futkibari
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Futkibari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bongaigaon
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 10 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 Paroura known for?

About 23% of the 872 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Paroura

Of every 100 households in Paroura in 2011, 6 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paroura · ■ Bilasipara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****64%**

**34%

Television ****13%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**3%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****15%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Paroura?

■ Paroura · ■ Bilasipara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****817**

**900

Working population ****25.3%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.9% for men and 63.4% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 266 (75%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 27 (8%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Bilasipara

- Jiaguri2,126 people
- Jalabila2,005 people
- Andurjhar Pt.I1,061 people
- Chawguri1,022 people
- Kuarpar760 people
- Ranijuli354 people

[All 7 villages in Bilasipara](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/kokrajhar/bilasipara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paroura from Kokrajhar?8 km by road
- What is the population of Paroura?1,408 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paroura in?Kokrajhar district (Bilasipara sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Paroura?70.0% (Census 2011)