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About Paragaon 1 Village

Paragaon 1 is a large village in Arang tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,801, made up of 1,360 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,060 females per 1000 males. The village covers 502.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragaon 1 Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragaon 1 village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Arang
Pincode 493661
Area (hectares) 502.54 hectares
Population 2,801
Male Population 1,360
Female Population 1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,060
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paragaon 1 compares

By the 2011 count Paragaon 1 is the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 502.54 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Paragaon 1

Paragaon 1 is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paragaon 1 as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Paragaon 1 from other places

Paragaon 1 lies about 39 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Belsonda, about 4.4 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 Paragaon 1
Tehsil headquarters Arang 3.9 km
Nearest railway station Belsonda 4.4 km
Nearest town Mahāsamund 12 km
District headquarters Raipur 39 km

Villages closest to Paragaon 1

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 Paragaon 1

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragaon 1 village had a population of 2,801. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Paragaon 1 village has 1,360 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragaon 1 has about 1060 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Paragaon 1 is 493661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragaon 1 covers 502.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paragaon 1 falls under Arang tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paragaon 1 is Belsonda, about 4.4 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Paragaon 1.

Paragaon 1 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.

Paragaon 1 is in Arang tehsil of Raipur district. Arang is about 3.9 km away. Belsonda is about 4.4 km away. Mahāsamund is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Panthi (1.8 km), Nisda (2.6 km) and Ratakat (2.9 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Paragaon 1 today is likely to be higher.

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