Parole, India

Parole Nagri Parole Parol
town
Parole Location in Jammu and Kashmir, India
Coordinates: 32°20′49″N 75°26′03″E / 32.34694°N 75.43417°ECoordinates: 32°20′49″N 75°26′03″E / 32.34694°N 75.43417°E
Country	India
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Kathua
Tehsil	Kathua
Elevation	274 m (899 ft)
Population (2001)
• Total	7,074
Languages
• Official	Urdu
Time zone	IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN	184121

Parole (Nagri Parole)^[1][2][3] is a town and a notified area committee in Kathua district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.

Geography

Parole is located on the right bank of a tributary of the Ravi River.^[4] It has an average elevation of 274 metres (899 feet).

Demographics

As of 2001 India census,^[5] Parole had a population of 7,074. Males constituted 52% of the population and females 48%. Parole had an average literacy rate of 60%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 68%, and female literacy was 52%. In 2001 in Parole, 14% of the population was under six years of age.

Notes and references

1. Parol (Approved - N at GEOnet Names Server, United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
2. Nagri (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server
3. Parole (Variant - V) at GEOnet Names Server
4. Pathankot, India; Jammu and Kashmir; Pakistan, NI 43-15, topographic map (Map). 1:250,000. AMS Series U502. United States Army Map Service. 1959.
5. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01.