# Paranpur Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,407 people in 281 households**, the 34th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 1,407people (2011)
- 281households
- 42.8%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Paranpur PIN code and other codes

Paranpur falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNorth Karimullahpur
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225768

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?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)39 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)39 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?

7 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 · 1 doctors
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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?

About 49% of the 42 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 Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****63%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****35%**

**34%

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 Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****42.8%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**941

Working population ****27.8%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 50.4% for men and 34.1% for women. 50% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (8%) · **■** Marginal 343 (88%)

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 Amdabad

- Sakari Galiurf Kala Diara1,567 people
- Jhula1,560 people
- Chilhania1,500 people
- Raghunathpur1,424 people
- Singhia1,282 people
- Gadai Maharajpur1,100 people
- Naya Tola994 people
- Nandgaon Kala Diara983 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paranpur from Katihar?39 km by road
- What is the population of Paranpur?1,407 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?42.8% (Census 2011)