# Paroraha Village, Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Lauriya, Pashchim Champaran 

# Paroraha

Paroraha is a village in Lauriya sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845453**. The 2011 Census counted **1,589 people in 297 households**, the 59th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 1,589people (2011)
- 297households
- 48.8%literacy
- 845453PIN code

## Paroraha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paroraha is 845453.** Paroraha falls in Lauriya sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845453
- Gram panchayatGonauli Dumara
- Community development blockLauriya
- Census village code216828

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

## How far is Paroraha from nearby towns?

- Lauriya (sub-district HQ)19 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)34 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)18 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 Paroraha?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paroraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Lauria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Paroraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Paroraha

Of every 100 households in Paroraha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paroraha · ■ Lauriya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**55%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****41%**

**38%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****17%**

**25%

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 Paroraha?

■ Paroraha · ■ Lauriya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.8%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**966

Working population ****52.2%**

**33.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 31.9% for women. 58% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 354 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 404 (49%)

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 Lauriya

- Sita Pur1,661 people
- Musahri1,626 people
- Chhardawali1,618 people
- Lakhanpur1,608 people
- Sisai1,575 people
- Dumdumuwa1,521 people
- Belwa1,496 people
- Dumra1,472 people

[All 96 villages in Lauriya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/lauriya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paroraha?845453
- How far is Paroraha from Bettiah?34 km by road
- What is the population of Paroraha?1,589 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paroraha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Lauriya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paroraha?48.8% (Census 2011)