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About Paragaon Village

Paragaon is a small village in Baloda Bazar tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 452, made up of 231 males and 221 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 492112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragaon village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Raipur
Tehsil Baloda Bazar
Pincode 492112
Area (hectares) 105.85 hectares
Population 452
Male Population 231
Female Population 221
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paragaon compares

By the 2011 count Paragaon is the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents. Its 105.85 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Paragaon

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

Paragaon lies about 80 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Nipania, 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 Paragaon
Tehsil headquarters Baloda Bazar 12 km
Nearest town Baloda Bāzār 12 km
Nearest railway station Nipania 13 km
District headquarters Raipur 80 km

Villages closest to Paragaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragaon village had a population of 452. That makes it the 124th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,475 residents.

Paragaon village has 231 males and 221 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragaon has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Paragaon is 492112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragaon covers 105.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paragaon falls under Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paragaon is Nipania, 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 village for Paragaon.

Paragaon is about 80 km from Raipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paragaon is in Baloda Bazar tehsil of Raipur district. Baloda Bazar is about 12 km away. Baloda Bāzār is about 12 km away. Nipania is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuri (under 2 km), Deori (1.7 km) and Saloni (3.0 km).

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

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