About Parasda Village

Parasda is a mid sized village in Sarangarh tehsil, in the district of Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 844 males and 842 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 336.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496551, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parasda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasda village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Raigarh
Tehsil	Sarangarh
Pincode	496551
Area (hectares)	336.6 hectares
Population	1,686
Male Population	844
Female Population	842
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	998
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parasda compares

By the 2011 count Parasda is the 22nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 792 residents. Its 336.6 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Parasda

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

Parasda lies about 53 km from Raigarh, and the nearest railway station is Jharadih, about 43 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 Parasda
Tehsil headquarters	Sarangarh	11 km
Nearest town	Saraipali	34 km
Nearest railway station	Jharadih	43 km
District headquarters	Raigarh	53 km

Villages closest to Parasda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasda village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 261 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 792 residents.

Parasda village has 844 males and 842 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasda has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

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

Parasda covers 336.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parasda falls under Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Parasda is Jharadih, about 43 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 Parasda.

Parasda is about 53 km from Raigarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasda is in Sarangarh tehsil of Raigarh district. Sarangarh is about 11 km away. Saraipali is about 34 km away. Jharadih is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.