# Parorha Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Parorha

Parorha is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,406 people in 654 households**, the 31st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,406people (2011)
- 654households
- 57.9%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Parorha PIN code and other codes

Parorha falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParorha
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216706

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

## How far is Parorha from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)7 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 Parorha?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Parorha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Parorha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Parorha

Of every 100 households in Parorha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Parorha · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****46%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**98%

Use banking services ****48%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**24%

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 Parorha?

■ Parorha · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**957

Working population ****29.1%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.7% for men and 45.5% for women. 46% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 153 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 177 (18%) · **■** Household industry 27 (3%) · **■** Other work 62 (6%) · **■** Marginal 572 (58%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Purainia3,538 people
- Bargajwa3,463 people
- Mahuawa3,419 people
- Katahri3,408 people
- Sirahwa3,225 people
- Samahuta3,218 people
- Bhasurari3,158 people
- Sugauli3,139 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parorha from Bettiah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Parorha?3,406 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parorha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Parorha?57.9% (Census 2011)