# Paranpur Village, Amas, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Amas, Gaya 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Amas sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar, PIN code **824211**. The 2011 Census counted **410 people in 59 households**, the 70th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 410people (2011)
- 59households
- 60.5%literacy
- 824211PIN code

## Paranpur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paranpur is 824211.** Paranpur falls in Amas sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- PIN code824211
- Gram panchayatMahuwan
- Community development blockAmas
- Census village code255758

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

## How far is Paranpur from nearby towns?

- Amas (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)2 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 Paranpur?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Paranpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hemjapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Paranpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Amas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

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

**43%

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

**5%

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

**90%

Use banking services ****68%**

**49%

Television ****14%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**27%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Amas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.5%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**971

Working population ****27.3%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 37.6% for women. 47% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (74%) · **■** Other work 17 (15%) · **■** Marginal 11 (10%)

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 Amas

- Shekh Bigha506 people
- Chature Khap501 people
- Semarhat436 people
- Barahkurwa417 people
- Patej400 people
- Chhotki Chilmi387 people
- Darna370 people
- Majhila362 people

[All 102 villages in Amas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/amas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paranpur?824211
- How far is Paranpur from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Paranpur?410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Gaya district (Amas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?60.5% (Census 2011)