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About Paragaon Village

Paragaon is a mid sized village in Bindranavagarh tehsil, in the district of Raipur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,073, made up of 547 males and 526 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 507.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493889, 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 Bindranavagarh
Pincode 493889
Area (hectares) 507.93 hectares
Population 1,073
Male Population 547
Female Population 526
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paragaon compares

By the 2011 count Paragaon is the 20th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 507.93 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1028.

Getting to Paragaon

Paragaon is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Paragaon as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 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 24 km from Raipur, and the nearest railway station is Silyari, about 8.2 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
Nearest railway station Silyari 8.2 km
Nearest town Tilda Newra 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Bindranavagarh 24 km
District headquarters Raipur 24 km

Villages closest to Paragaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bindranavagarh 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 1,073. That makes it the 20th largest of the 141 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Paragaon village has 547 males and 526 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragaon has about 962 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 1028.

The pincode recorded for Paragaon is 493889. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragaon covers 507.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paragaon falls under Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paragaon is Silyari, about 8.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paragaon.

Paragaon is about 24 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 Bindranavagarh tehsil of Raipur district. Silyari is about 8.2 km away. Tilda Newra is about 20 km away. Bindranavagarh is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maragaon (under 2 km), Ghataud (3.5 km) and Garbhantora (7.0 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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