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Paroha

Raghopur mandal
Pincode 844508
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Paroha is a village in Raghopur mandal, Vaishali district, Bihar, with a population of 1,251 across 213 households. Located at 27.108°N, 84.464°E with PIN 844508, it has a literacy rate of 47.7%.

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SUNITA DEVI
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LGD code
235789
Pincode
844508
Post office
Raghopur
Population
1,251
Households
213
Literacy rate
47.7%
Sex ratio
813 ♀/1000♂
Workers
354
Distance to district centre
216 km
Distance to mandal centre
326 km
Distance to Patna
181 km
Distance to Kolkata
640 km
Nearest railway station
Narkatyaganj · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Paroha compares

By population, Paroha ranks #32 of 72 villages in Raghopur mandal.

Literacy rate
%
47.7%
+6.7% vs mandal average
Paroha
47.7%
Raghopur mandal
41.0%
Vaishali district
55.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
813
−54 vs mandal average
Paroha
813
Raghopur mandal
867
Household size
people per home
5.9
+0.2 vs mandal average
Paroha
5.9
Raghopur mandal
5.7

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

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Paroha at a glance

Paroha is a village of 1,251 people in 213 households (Census 2011) in Raghopur block, Vaishali district, Bihar, the 32nd-largest of 72 villages in Raghopur block. Literacy is 48%, 7 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 813 women per 1,000 men. It lies 216 km from the Vaishali district centre, 0 km from Pakri, the nearest town, under 1 km from Narkatyaganj railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 844508, served by Raghopur post office; the LGD village code is 235789. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj, <1 km away. The sarpanch is SUNITA DEVI, and the village votes in Korha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kavita Devi. The population is estimated at 1,475 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Jahangirpur Tok

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Paroha · this village1,25148%
Murli · Alauli2,33129%0 km N
Barwa · Ramnagar00 km N
Barwa · Kadipur50263%0 km N
Mathia · Basantpur1,88964%0 km N
Baswaria · Motihari0 km N
Nankar · Harraiya34543%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paroha

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
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
HAJIPUR
Distance to nearest town (km)
21
Distance to district HQ (km)
21
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
6
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Jahangirpur
Total area (ha)
208
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Paroha

LGD code
235789
Pincode
844508
Post office
Raghopur
Population (Census 2011)
1,251
Population (projected 2026)
1,475
Households
213
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
813
Literacy rate
47.7%
Coordinates
27.10800°N, 84.46400°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Korha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kavita Devi
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SUNITA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Raghopur
Getting there

How to reach Paroha

Mandal centre
Raghopur · ≈ 326 km
≈ 11 h 8 min by car · 13 h 13 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Vaishali · ≈ 216 km
≈ 7 h 24 min by car · 8 h 47 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 15,698 people
Pakri · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna181 kmcapital
  • Kolkata640 km
  • Delhi732 km
  • Hyderabad1243 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationNarkatyaganj<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCSub-Divisional Hospital, Narkatiyaganj<1 km
  • ATM / bankparas pakdi32 km
  • Petrol pumpM/S USHA AUTOMOBILES23 km
  • Police stationBettiah Main Police Station35 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Paroha

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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