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About Paraskol Village

Paraskol is a small village in Basna tehsil, in the district of Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 250, made up of 124 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493554, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraskol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraskol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Mahasamund
Tehsil Basna
Pincode 493554
Area (hectares) 106.35 hectares
Population 250
Male Population 124
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,016
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraskol compares

By the 2011 count Paraskol is the 191st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 767 residents. Its 106.35 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 1016.

Getting to Paraskol

Paraskol is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paraskol 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 Paraskol from other places

Paraskol lies about 77 km from Mahasamund, and the nearest railway station is Komakhan railway station, about 48 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 Paraskol
Tehsil headquarters Basna 3.4 km
Nearest town Saraipali 20 km
Nearest railway station Komakhan railway station 48 km
District headquarters Mahasamund 77 km

Villages closest to Paraskol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraskol village had a population of 250. That makes it the 191st largest of the 208 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 767 residents.

Paraskol village has 124 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraskol has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Paraskol is 493554. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraskol covers 106.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraskol falls under Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paraskol is Komakhan railway station, about 48 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 Paraskol.

Paraskol is about 77 km from Mahasamund in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraskol is in Basna tehsil of Mahasamund district. Basna is about 3.4 km away. Saraipali is about 20 km away. Komakhan railway station is about 48 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dudhipali (1.8 km), Kudekel (2.0 km) and Bansula (2.0 km).

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

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