# Paroha Village, Dumra, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumra, Sitamarhi 

# Paroha

Paroha is a village in Dumra sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,835 people in 583 households**, the 42nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.9%.

- 2,835people (2011)
- 583households
- 54.0%literacy
- 831females per 1,000 males

## Paroha PIN code and other codes

Paroha falls in Dumra sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParoha
- Community development blockDumra
- Census village code219618

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?

- Dumra (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)5 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)5 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Paroha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paroha · ■ Dumra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**31%

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

**6%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****21%**

**31%

Television ****1%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**29%

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 Paroha?

■ Paroha · ■ Dumra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**50.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****831**

**886

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867**

**930

Working population ****24.7%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.6% for men and 37.4% for women. 43% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 157 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 444 (63%) · **■** Household industry 14 (2%) · **■** Other work 64 (9%) · **■** Marginal 21 (3%)

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 Dumra

- Muradpur2,997 people
- Madanpur2,975 people
- Maniari2,908 people
- Bishunpur Ketharia2,852 people
- Parmanandpur2,830 people
- Kharka2,776 people
- Bishunathpur2,754 people
- Malipur Pakri2,742 people

[All 73 villages in Dumra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/dumra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paroha from Sitamarhi?5 km by road
- What is the population of Paroha?2,835 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paroha in?Sitamarhi district (Dumra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paroha?54.0% (Census 2011)