# Parua Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Parua

Parua is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,620 people in 321 households**, the 34th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 1,620people (2011)
- 321households
- 55.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Parua PIN code and other codes

Parua falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipur Hardar
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224784

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

## How far is Parua from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)75 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)59 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 Parua?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Parua; 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Parua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 227 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Parua

Of every 100 households in Parua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parua · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**15%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

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

**35%

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 Parua?

■ Parua · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**953

Working population ****27.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.6% for men and 45.5% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 217 (50%) · **■** Household industry 46 (11%) · **■** Other work 76 (17%) · **■** Marginal 44 (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 Balrampur

- Pachra1,801 people
- Ahuta1,782 people
- Palsa Khanabari1,761 people
- Aphrail1,628 people
- Manikpur1,617 people
- Bankipur1,615 people
- Dullahpur1,587 people
- Birnagar1,585 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parua from Katihar?75 km by road
- What is the population of Parua?1,620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parua in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parua?55.8% (Census 2011)