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About Pargaon Village

Pargaon is a large village in Panvel tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,161, made up of 1,619 males and 1,542 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 233.38 hectares hectares.

Pargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pargaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raigarh
Tehsil Panvel
Area (hectares) 233.38 hectares
Population 3,161
Male Population 1,619
Female Population 1,542
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Pargaon compares

By the 2011 count Pargaon is the 24th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 233.38 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Getting to Pargaon

Pargaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pargaon as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 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 Panvel 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 Panvel 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 3,161. That makes it the 24th largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Pargaon village has 1,619 males and 1,542 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pargaon has about 952 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 925.

Pargaon covers 233.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Pargaon falls under Panvel 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 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 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 Panvel tehsil of Raigarh district. Panvel 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 Pali Bk (3.4 km), Pali Kh (3.4 km) and Palidevad (3.4 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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