# Parla Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Parla

Parla is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,043 people in 288 households**, the 105th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 1,043people (2011)
- 288households
- 60.2%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Parla PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Parla is 855102.** Parla falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatGaighatta
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225132

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

## How far is Parla from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)50 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)50 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 Parla?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Parla; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Salmari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Parla known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown, and 19 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 Parla

Of every 100 households in Parla in 2011, 0 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parla · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**22%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**33%

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 Parla?

■ Parla · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.2%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**964

Working population ****29.4%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 49.3% for women. 50% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (85%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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 Azamnagar

- Panchkohania1,145 people
- Nalkopa1,104 people
- Sihpur1,095 people
- Jajla1,083 people
- Hansopara1,031 people
- Nagar1,024 people
- Tahirpur998 people
- Ratania Khurd984 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Parla?855102
- How far is Parla from Katihar?50 km by road
- What is the population of Parla?1,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parla in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parla?60.2% (Census 2011)