About Paraskhan Village

Paraskhan is a mid sized village in Jalalpur tehsil, in the district of Saran, Bihar. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,606, made up of 865 males and 741 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 857 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148 hectares hectares.

Paraskhan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraskhan village
Description	Value
State	Bihar
District	Saran
Tehsil	Jalalpur
Area (hectares)	148 hectares
Population	1,606
Male Population	865
Female Population	741
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	857
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraskhan compares

By the 2011 count Paraskhan is the 34th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 148 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Paraskhan

Paraskhan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraskhan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraskhan from other places

Paraskhan lies about 135 km from Saran, and the nearest railway station is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Paraskhan
Nearest railway station	Bhabua Road	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Jalalpur	18 km
Nearest town	Bhabhua	21 km
District headquarters	Saran	135 km

Villages closest to Paraskhan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jalalpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Paraskhan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraskhan village had a population of 1,606. That makes it the 34th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Paraskhan village has 865 males and 741 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraskhan has about 857 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Paraskhan covers 148 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paraskhan falls under Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district in Bihar.

The nearest railway station to Paraskhan is Bhabua Road, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Paraskhan.

Paraskhan is about 135 km from Saran in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraskhan is in Jalalpur tehsil of Saran district. Bhabua Road is about 6.7 km away. Jalalpur is about 18 km away. Bhabhua is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.