# Parora Village, Krityanand Nagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/parora/ Village · Krityanand Nagar, Purnia # Parora Parora is a village in Krityanand Nagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,033 people in 2,782 households**, the 5th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 14,033people (2011) - 2,782households - 50.8%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Parora PIN code and other codes Parora falls in Krityanand Nagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatParora - Community development blockKrityanand Nagar - Census village code223450 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parora from nearby towns? - Krityanand Nagar (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)8 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)8 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 Parora? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Parora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Purnia East - ○Degree college5–10 km · Purnia East - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Purnia - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Parora known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 1,104 hectares of village land is sown, and 935 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 Parora Of every 100 households in Parora in 2011, 17 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 34 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Parora · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****17%** **16% Toilet within the home ****17%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **88% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****33%** **28% Television ****12%** **10% Mobile phone ****34%** **33% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****35%** **33% 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 Parora? ■ Parora · ■ Krityanand Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **929 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****976** **955 Working population ****42.4%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 41.7% for women. 48% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 556 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,554 (60%) · **■** Household industry 96 (2%) · **■** Other work 365 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,372 (23%) 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 Krityanand Nagar - Bithnauli Khemchand19,662 people - Kohbara urf Ramnagar17,605 people - Ganeshpur16,745 people - Kajha14,713 people - Banbhag11,439 people - Gokhulpur7,779 people - Goasi7,513 people - Begampur khata7,404 people [All 84 villages in Krityanand Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/krityanand-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Parora from Purnia?8 km by road - What is the population of Parora?14,033 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parora in?Purnia district (Krityanand Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Parora?50.8% (Census 2011)