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About Paragaon Khurd Village

Paragaon Khurd is a mid sized village in Dongargarh tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,481, made up of 742 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 622.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 493885, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paragaon Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragaon Khurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Dongargarh
Pincode 493885
Area (hectares) 622.87 hectares
Population 1,481
Male Population 742
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paragaon Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Paragaon Khurd is the 34th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 622.87 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Paragaon Khurd

Paragaon Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paragaon Khurd 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paragaon Khurd from other places

Paragaon Khurd lies about 20 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Musra, about 4.2 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 Khurd
Nearest railway station Musra 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Dongargarh 11 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 20 km

Villages closest to Paragaon Khurd

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragaon Khurd village had a population of 1,481. That makes it the 34th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Paragaon Khurd village has 742 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragaon Khurd has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Paragaon Khurd is 493885. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paragaon Khurd covers 622.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paragaon Khurd falls under Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paragaon Khurd is Musra, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Paragaon Khurd.

Paragaon Khurd is about 20 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paragaon Khurd is in Dongargarh tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Musra is about 4.2 km away. Dongargarh is about 11 km away. Rajnandgaon is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paragaon Kalan (1.6 km), Dundera (2.0 km) and Jamri (2.1 km).

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

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