About Paraskol Village

Paraskol is a small village in Baramkela tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 345, made up of 159 males and 186 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,170 females per 1000 males. The village covers 166.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraskol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraskol village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Baramkela
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	166.6 hectares
Population	345
Male Population	159
Female Population	186
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,170
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraskol compares

By the 2011 count Paraskol is the 144th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 628 residents. Its 166.6 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

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 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 Paraskol from other places

Paraskol lies about 9.5 km from Baramkela, and the nearest railway station is Raigarh, about 46 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	Baramkela	9.5 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	29 km
Nearest railway station	Raigarh	46 km

Villages closest to Paraskol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraskol village had a population of 345. That makes it the 144th largest of the 211 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 628 residents.

Paraskol village has 159 males and 186 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraskol has about 1170 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Paraskol is 496551. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraskol covers 166.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraskol falls under Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paraskol is Raigarh, about 46 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 village for Paraskol.

Paraskol is about 9.5 km from Baramkela in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraskol is in Baramkela tehsil of Raigarh district. Baramkela is about 9.5 km away. Saraipali is about 29 km away. Raigarh is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.