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About Paraswar Kalan Village

Paraswar Kalan is a mid sized village in Rajpur tehsil, in the district of Surguja, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,922, made up of 954 males and 968 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1086.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 497001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraswar Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraswar Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Surguja
Tehsil Rajpur
Pincode 497001
Area (hectares) 1086.57 hectares
Population 1,922
Male Population 954
Female Population 968
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraswar Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Paraswar Kalan is the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 1086.57 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Paraswar Kalan

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

Paraswar Kalan lies about 25 km from Surguja, and the nearest railway station is Ambikapur, about 24 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 Paraswar Kalan
Tehsil headquarters Rajpur 18 km
Nearest railway station Ambikapur 24 km
District headquarters Surguja 25 km
Nearest town Ambikāpur 25 km

Villages closest to Paraswar Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajpur 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 Paraswar Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraswar Kalan village had a population of 1,922. That makes it the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Paraswar Kalan village has 954 males and 968 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraswar Kalan has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Paraswar Kalan is 497001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraswar Kalan covers 1086.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paraswar Kalan falls under Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Paraswar Kalan is Ambikapur, about 24 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 Paraswar Kalan.

Paraswar Kalan is about 25 km from Surguja in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraswar Kalan is in Rajpur tehsil of Surguja district. Rajpur is about 18 km away. Ambikapur is about 24 km away. Surguja is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ara (under 2 km), Paraswar Khurd (under 2 km) and Sidhama (11 km).

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

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