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Parua

Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Parua is a village in Balrampur mandal, Katihar district, Bihar, with a population of 1,620 across 321 households. The village has a literacy rate of 41.9% and is located at coordinates 25.814°N, 87.852°E with PIN code 854317.

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LGD code
224784
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population
1,620
Households
321
Literacy rate
41.9%
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000♂
Workers
437
Distance to district centre
85 km
Distance to mandal centre
43 km
Distance to Patna
273 km
Distance to Kolkata
364 km
Nearest railway station
Telta · 2 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Dalkhola Hospital · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Parua compares

By population, Parua ranks #35 of 156 villages in Balrampur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.9%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Parua
41.9%
Balrampur mandal
37.2%
Katihar district
41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−12 vs mandal average
Parua
922
Balrampur mandal
934
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Parua
5.0
Balrampur mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Parua at a glance

Parua is a village of 1,620 people in 321 households (Census 2011) in Balrampur block, Katihar district, Bihar, the 35th-largest of 156 villages in Balrampur block. Literacy is 42%, 5 points above the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 922 women per 1,000 men. It lies 85 km from the Katihar district centre, 2 km from Chikni, the nearest town, 2 km from Telta railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854317, served by Barsoighat post office; the LGD village code is 224784. The nearest hospital or health centre is Dalkhola Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 3,267 in 2026, up 102% since the 2011 Census.

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Parua · this village1,62042%
Parua · Balrampur2,5330 km N
Parua · Karandighi2,53342%0 km N
Parua · Hanskhali2,56779%0 km N
Bankipur · Kalyanpur1,66542%0.5 km N
Bankipur · Deshopran84175%0.5 km N
Bankipur · Balagarh2,28569%0.5 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Parua

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DALKHOLA(W.B.)
Distance to nearest town (km)
59
Distance to district HQ (km)
75
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
RAIPUR HARDAR
Total area (ha)
227.23
Irrigated area (ha)
164.33
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Parua

LGD code
224784
Pincode
854317
Post office
Barsoighat
Population (Census 2011)
1,620
Population (projected 2026)
3,267
Households
321
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
922
Literacy rate
41.9%
Coordinates
25.81434°N, 87.85217°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Block / Mandal
Balrampur
Getting there

How to reach Parua

Mandal centre
Balrampur · ≈ 43 km
≈ 1 h 27 min by car · 1 h 44 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Katihar · ≈ 85 km
≈ 2 h 54 min by car · 3 h 27 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 13,422 people
Chikni · ≈ 2.1 km
≈ 4 min by car · 5 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna273 kmcapital
  • Kolkata364 km
  • Delhi1097 km
  • Hyderabad1347 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTelta2 km
  • Bus stopBotolbari20 km
  • Hospital / PHCDalkhola Hospital7 km
  • ATM / banksbi35 km
  • Petrol pumpReliance7 km
  • Collegecollege ground34 km
  • Police stationRailway Police Force RPF33 km
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  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
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