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About Paraswani Village

Paraswani is a small village in Gunderdehi tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 472, made up of 236 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 224.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraswani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraswani village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Gunderdehi
Pincode 491225
Area (hectares) 224.9 hectares
Population 472
Male Population 236
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraswani compares

By the 2011 count Paraswani is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents. Its 224.9 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Paraswani

Paraswani is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraswani as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Paraswani from other places

Paraswani lies about 32 km from Durg, and the nearest railway station is Sikosa, about 11 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 Paraswani
Tehsil headquarters Gunderdehi 11 km
Nearest railway station Sikosa 11 km
Nearest town Balod 20 km
District headquarters Durg 32 km

Villages closest to Paraswani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraswani village had a population of 472. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,205 residents.

Paraswani village has 236 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraswani has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Paraswani is 491225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraswani covers 224.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraswani falls under Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paraswani is Sikosa, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Paraswani.

Paraswani is about 32 km from Durg in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraswani is in Gunderdehi tehsil of Durg district. Gunderdehi is about 11 km away. Sikosa is about 11 km away. Balod is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Parna (2.2 km), Parastarai (2.3 km) and Borgahan (3.2 km).

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

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