# Paroha Village, Baruraj, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baruraj, Muzaffarpur 

# Paroha

Paroha is a village in Baruraj sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,662 people in 602 households**, the 48th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 2,662people (2011)
- 602households
- 68.7%literacy
- 918females per 1,000 males

## Paroha PIN code and other codes

Paroha falls in Baruraj sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockBaruraj
- Census village code228199

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

## How far is Paroha from nearby towns?

- Baruraj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Muzaffarpur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Motipur (nearest town)13 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 Paroha?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Paroha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baruraj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Paroha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Paroha

Of every 100 households in Paroha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paroha · ■ Baruraj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****7%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**17%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paroha?

■ Paroha · ■ Baruraj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****918**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**926

Working population ****41.3%**

**32.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.8% for men and 61.9% for women. 50% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 562 (51%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (4%) · **■** Marginal 389 (35%)

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 Baruraj

- Malikana urf Bagahi2,749 people
- Kuahi2,748 people
- Bhanpur Barewa urf Koirgawan K2,714 people
- Bishunpur Horil2,676 people
- Kuria2,572 people
- Manpura2,559 people
- Senduari2,505 people
- Kaithaulia2,484 people

[All 129 villages in Baruraj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/baruraj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paroha from Muzaffarpur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Paroha?2,662 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paroha in?Muzaffarpur district (Baruraj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paroha?68.7% (Census 2011)