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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is a small village in Murud tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 264, made up of 117 males and 147 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,256 females per 1000 males. The village covers 814.35 hectares hectares.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Murud
Area (hectares) 814.35 hectares
Population 264
Male Population 117
Female Population 147
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,256
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 57th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 861 residents. Its 814.35 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1065.

Getting to Pargaon

Pargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Pargaon as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Pargaon from other places

Pargaon lies about 10 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Kirodimal Nagar, about 10 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 Pargaon
Tehsil headquarters Murud 10 km
District headquarters Raigarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Kirodimal Nagar 10 km

Villages closest to Pargaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pargaon village had a population of 264. That makes it the 57th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 861 residents.

Pargaon village has 117 males and 147 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 1256 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1065.

Pargaon covers 814.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pargaon falls under Murud tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Pargaon is Kirodimal Nagar, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Pargaon.

Pargaon is about 10 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pargaon is in Murud tehsil of Raigarh district. Murud is about 10 km away. Raigarh is about 10 km away. Kirodimal Nagar is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongari (15 km), Rajpuri (17 km) and Wandeli (21 km).

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

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