# Parua Village, Pathargama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathargama, Godda 

# Parua

Parua is a village in Pathargama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **2,288 people in 452 households**, the 8th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 2,288people (2011)
- 452households
- 56.7%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Parua PIN code and other codes

Parua falls in Pathargama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatParua
- Community development blockPathargama
- Census village code356960

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

## How far is Parua from nearby towns?

- Pathargama (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)16 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)16 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 Parua?

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

### In the village

- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

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 Parua known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 51% of the 156 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Parua

Of every 100 households in Parua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Parua · ■ Pathargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****24%**

**14%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**76%

Use banking services ****51%**

**37%

Television ****4%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**29%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Parua?

■ Parua · ■ Pathargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**957

Working population ****51.3%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 43.4% for women. 52% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 249 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (29%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 51 (4%) · **■** Marginal 525 (45%)

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 Pathargama

- Bisaha2,840 people
- Pipra2,744 people
- Ghatkurwa2,509 people
- Chilkara Gobind2,321 people
- Sonar Chak2,021 people
- Korkaghat1,994 people
- Paraspani1,958 people
- Beltikri1,887 people

[All 198 villages in Pathargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/pathargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parua from Godda?16 km by road
- What is the population of Parua?2,288 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parua in?Godda district (Pathargama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Parua?56.7% (Census 2011)