# Paranpur Village, Wazirganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Wazirganj, Gaya 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Wazirganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,024 people in 159 households**, the 75th largest of 138 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,024people (2011)
- 159households
- 60.3%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Paranpur PIN code and other codes

Paranpur falls in Wazirganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTarwan
- Community development blockWazirganj
- Census village code256848

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?

- Wazirganj (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)42 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)42 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?

8 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 5 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 84% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**35%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**92%

Use banking services ****25%**

**40%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Wazirganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**952

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1019**

**961

Working population ****35.5%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 43.7% for women. 42% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 347 (95%)

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 Wazirganj

- Hemja1,102 people
- Lakhauwan1,070 people
- Bajaul1,055 people
- Geraiya1,036 people
- Kanaudi993 people
- Amaitha978 people
- Bodh Chak960 people
- Nondih949 people

[All 147 villages in Wazirganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/wazirganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paranpur from Gaya?42 km by road
- What is the population of Paranpur?1,024 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Gaya district (Wazirganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?60.3% (Census 2011)