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About Paraskol Village

Paraskol is a mid sized village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,689, made up of 835 males and 854 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 358.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493225, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraskol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraskol village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493225
Area (hectares) 358.28 hectares
Population 1,689
Male Population 835
Female Population 854
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraskol compares

By the 2011 count Paraskol is the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 358.28 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

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 - 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 Paraskol from other places

Paraskol lies about 39 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Arang Mahanadi, about 13 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 Arang 12 km
Nearest railway station Arang Mahanadi 13 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 23 km
District headquarters Raipur 39 km

Villages closest to Paraskol

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Arang 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 1,689. That makes it the 67th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Paraskol village has 835 males and 854 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraskol has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Paraskol is 493225. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraskol covers 358.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraskol falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paraskol is Arang Mahanadi, about 13 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 - 10 km distance for Paraskol.

Paraskol is about 39 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraskol is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 12 km away. Arang Mahanadi is about 13 km away. Mahāsamund is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Deori 1 (2.1 km), Guma 1 (2.2 km) and Bana 1 (2.2 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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