# Paranpur Village, Barharia, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barharia, Siwan 

# Paranpur

Paranpur is a village in Barharia sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,586 people in 246 households**, the 77th largest of 139 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.9%.

- 1,586people (2011)
- 246households
- 65.0%literacy
- 978females per 1,000 males

## Paranpur PIN code and other codes

Paranpur falls in Barharia sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSundarpur
- Community development blockBarharia
- Census village code231424

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

## How far is Paranpur from nearby towns?

- Barharia (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)15 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)15 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 Paranpur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Paranpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhariya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Paranpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Paranpur

Of every 100 households in Paranpur in 2011, 23 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paranpur · ■ Barharia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****66%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**94%

Use banking services ****64%**

**67%

Television ****6%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**11%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**12%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Paranpur?

■ Paranpur · ■ Barharia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**68.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978**

**957

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993**

**963

Working population ****38.1%**

**30.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 51.2% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 4 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 15 (2%) · **■** Marginal 568 (94%)

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 Barharia

- Bhelpur1,645 people
- Shampur1,640 people
- Khanpur1,594 people
- Khori Pakar Nilami1,589 people
- Kuahi1,581 people
- Chak Pararauna1,573 people
- Pakwalya1,526 people
- Kanahar1,520 people

[All 140 villages in Barharia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/barharia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Paranpur from Siwan?15 km by road
- What is the population of Paranpur?1,586 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paranpur in?Siwan district (Barharia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paranpur?65.0% (Census 2011)