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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 224578
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population
- 302
- Households
- 70
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Sex ratio
- 819 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 157
- Distance to district centre
- 111 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 69 km
- Distance to Patna
- 297 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 326 km
- Nearest railway station
- Raiganj · 14 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- State Ayurvedic Dispensary, Shurun · 2 km
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Para তুলনায়
By population, Para ranks #185 of 264 villages in Kadwa mandal.
Literacy rate
%
44.4%
+4.1% vs mandal average
- Para
- 44.4%
- Kadwa mandal
- 40.3%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
819
−103 vs mandal average
- Para
- 819
- Kadwa mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.5 vs mandal average
- Para
- 4.3
- Kadwa mandal
- 4.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Para এক নজরে
Para বিহার-এর কাটিহার জেলার Kadwa ব্লক-এ 302 জনসংখ্যা 70 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Kadwa ব্লক-এর 264 গ্রামের মধ্যে 185তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 44%, ব্লক গড় 40% থেকে 4 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 819 নারী। এটি কাটিহার জেলা সদর থেকে 111 কিমি, নিকটতম শহর Sangram থেকে 14 কিমি, Raiganj রেলস্টেশন থেকে 14 কিমি অবস্থিত (সরলরেখা দূরত্ব)। পিনকোড 855105, Durgaganj ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 224578। নিকটতম হাসপাতাল State Ayurvedic Dispensary, Shurun, 2 কিমি দূরে। গ্রামটি Purnia বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Vijay Kumar Khemka। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 3,487, ২০১১ থেকে 1055% বেশি।
গ্রাম পঞ্চায়েত: Dhaprasia →
কাছের গ্রামের তুলনা
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Para
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 8
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 18
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MOHMAMMADPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 65
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 28.38
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Para
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Para
- LGD code
- 224578
- Pincode
- 855105
- Post office
- Durgaganj
- Population (Census 2011)
- 302
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,487
- Households
- 70
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 819
- Literacy rate
- 44.4%
- Coordinates
- 25.49803°N, 88.09263°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Kadwa
যাওয়ার পথ
Para কীভাবে যাবেন
শহর থেকে দূরত্ব · সরলরেখা
- Patna297 kmcapital
- Kolkata326 km
- Delhi1132 km
- Hyderabad1341 km
ধরন অনুযায়ী নিকটতম · অঞ্চলের যেকোনো জায়গায়
- Railway stationRaiganj14 km
- Bus stopRupahar Bus Stand9 km
- Hospital / PHCState Ayurvedic Dispensary, Shurun2 km
- ATM / banksbi15 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump28 km
- CollegeTarangapur Teachers Training College(D.EL.ED)25 km
- Police stationPolice station53 km
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View all 60+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-07
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)