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About Parasgaon Village

Parasgaon is a small village in Keskal tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 360, made up of 155 males and 205 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,323 females per 1000 males. The village covers 633 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasgaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Keskal
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 633 hectares
Population 360
Male Population 155
Female Population 205
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,323
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasgaon compares

By the 2011 count Parasgaon is the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 810 residents. Its 633 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Parasgaon

Parasgaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parasgaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Parasgaon from other places

Parasgaon lies about 79 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 58 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 Parasgaon
Tehsil headquarters Keskal 25 km
Nearest town Kondagaon 30 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 58 km
District headquarters Bastar 79 km

Villages closest to Parasgaon

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

Common questions about Parasgaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasgaon village had a population of 360. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 810 residents.

Parasgaon village has 155 males and 205 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasgaon has about 1323 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Parasgaon is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parasgaon covers 633 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parasgaon falls under Keskal tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parasgaon is Antagarh, about 58 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 and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parasgaon.

Parasgaon is about 79 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasgaon is in Keskal tehsil of Bastar district. Keskal is about 25 km away. Kondagaon is about 30 km away. Antagarh is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gourgoan Chikhaladih (7.5 km), Churegaon (8.6 km) and Nayanar (9.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Parasgaon today is likely to be higher.

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