# Parra Village, Birpur, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Birpur, Begusarai 

# Parra

Parra is a village in Birpur sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,397 people in 947 households**, the 7th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.2%.

- 5,397people (2011)
- 947households
- 50.4%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Parra PIN code and other codes

Parra falls in Birpur sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParra
- Community development blockBirpur
- Census village code238078

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

## How far is Parra from nearby towns?

- Birpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)12 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town)12 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 Parra?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Parra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Parra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 200 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 Parra

Of every 100 households in Parra in 2011, 8 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parra · ■ Birpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**74%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**58%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****25%**

**45%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**28%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Parra?

■ Parra · ■ Birpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**59.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**888

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**918

Working population ****34.3%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 38.8% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 207 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 567 (31%) · **■** Household industry 57 (3%) · **■** Other work 342 (18%) · **■** Marginal 679 (37%)

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 Birpur

- Bhawanandpur9,313 people
- Saraunja7,141 people
- Dihpur6,455 people
- Ganharpur6,150 people
- Bahbalpur4,957 people
- Mozafra4,875 people
- Jagdar4,528 people
- Muradpur2,920 people

[All 36 villages in Birpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/birpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parra from Begusarai?12 km by road
- What is the population of Parra?5,397 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parra in?Begusarai district (Birpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parra?50.4% (Census 2011)