# Parai Village, Chitrangi, Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chitrangi, Singrauli 

# Parai

Parai is a village in Chitrangi sub-district of Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **4,958 people in 1,043 households**, the 2nd largest of 300 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 4,958people (2011)
- 1,043households
- 59.6%literacy
- 951females per 1,000 males

## Parai PIN code and other codes

Parai falls in Chitrangi sub-district, Singrauli district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChitrangi
- Census village code503541

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

## How far is Parai from nearby towns?

- Chitrangi (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Singrauli (district HQ)75 km by road
- Sidhi (nearest town)48 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 Parai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Parai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kayuraw
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sidhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baidhan
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Parai known for?

About 66% of the 1,294 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Parai

Of every 100 households in Parai in 2011, 28 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Parai · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**2%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**97%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**6%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****55%**

**35%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**25%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**55%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Parai?

■ Parai · ■ Chitrangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.6%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****951**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962**

**923

Working population ****52.0%**

**45.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 48.4% for women. 51% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 316 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,216 (47%) · **■** Household industry 12 (0%) · **■** Other work 183 (7%) · **■** Marginal 853 (33%)

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 Chitrangi

- Churki5,448 people
- Bagaiya4,949 people
- Khirwa3,990 people
- Dhawai3,835 people
- Chitrangi3,805 people

[All 305 villages in Chitrangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/singrauli/chitrangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Parai from Singrauli?75 km by road
- What is the population of Parai?4,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Parai in?Singrauli district (Chitrangi sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Parai?59.6% (Census 2011)