Parahanda, Bodh Gaya

Parahanda is a village located in the Bodh Gaya Anchal of Gaya district of Bihar. The village falls in Bodhgaya block and comes under Ilara Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Gaya parliament constituency and Barachatti assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Parahanda is 1.8 thousands out of which 943 are males and rest 867 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 919 females per 1000 males. There are around 256 teenagers in Parahanda. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 1 thousands persons can read and write. Total 790 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 353 households in Parahanda, which means every family has 5 members on average. The village has working population of 854. The pincode of Parahanda is 824231 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Bodhgaya Sub Post office
• Koshila Branch Post office
• Kendui Branch Post office
• Parariya Branch Post office
• Bhalua Branch Post office

Schools

Parahanda has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Primary School Parhanda

Hospitals

Parahanda has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Mankoshi Sub-Center
• Ilra Sub-Center
• Basantpur Sub-Center
• Mastpura Sub-Center
• Dhanama Sub-Center

Banks

Parahanda has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Central Bank of India Bodhgaya
• Canara Bank Bodh Gaya
• HDFC Bank Bodh Gaya
• ICICI Bank Bodh Gaya
• Punjab National Bank Bodhgaya