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Parua

परुआ
Balrampur mandal
Pincode 854317
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Parua observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Temple in Balrampur mandal

The principal temple recorded for Balrampur mandal is Catholic Church Purnia. No temple of this dedication is on record within Parua itself.

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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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
जनगणना 2011 · तुलनेत

Parua ची तुलना

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

Literacy rate
%
41.9%
+4.7% vs mandal average
Parua41.9%
Balrampur mandal37.2%
Katihar district41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
922
−12 vs mandal average
Parua922
Balrampur mandal934
Household size
people per home
5.0
+0.1 vs mandal average
Parua5.0
Balrampur mandal4.9

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

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Parua एका दृष्टिक्षेपात

Parua हे बिहारच्या कटिहार जिल्ह्यातील Balrampur ब्लॉकमधील 1,620 लोकसंख्येचे 321 कुटुंबांत (जनगणना 2011) गाव आहे, जे Balrampur ब्लॉकमधील 156 गावांत 35वे मोठे आहे. साक्षरता 42% आहे, ब्लॉक सरासरी 37% पेक्षा 5 गुण जास्त आणि लिंग गुणोत्तर दर 1,000 पुरुषांमागे 922 स्त्रिया. हे कटिहार जिल्हा केंद्रापासून 85 किमी, जवळचे शहर Chikniपासून 2 किमी, Telta रेल्वे स्थानकापासून 2 किमी आहे (सरळ रेषेतील अंतर). पिनकोड 854317 आहे, Barsoighat पोस्ट ऑफिसद्वारे; एलजीडी गाव कोड 224784 आहे. जवळचे रुग्णालय Dalkhola Hospital, 7 किमी अंतरावर. गाव Dhamdaha विधानसभा मतदारसंघात येते, आमदार Leshi Singh. 2026 मध्ये अंदाजे लोकसंख्या 3,267, 2011 पेक्षा 102% जास्त.

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गावलोकसंख्यासाक्षरताअंतर
Parua · हे गाव1,62042%—
Parua · Balrampur2,533—0 किमी N
Parua · Karandighi2,53342%0 किमी N
Parua · Hanskhali2,56779%0 किमी N
Bankipur · Kalyanpur1,66542%0.5 किमी N
Bankipur · Deshopran84175%0.5 किमी N
Bankipur · Balagarh2,28569%0.5 किमी 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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मुख्य माहिती — 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
जाण्याचा मार्ग

Parua ला कसे जायचे

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
शहरांपासूनचे अंतर · सरळ रेषा
  • Patna273 kmcapital
  • Kolkata364 km
  • Delhi1097 km
  • Hyderabad1347 km
प्रकारानुसार जवळचे · प्रदेशात कुठेही
  • 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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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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