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About Parosda Village

Parosda is a large village in Vijaynagar tehsil, in the district of Sabar Kantha, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,783, made up of 1,389 males and 1,394 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 723.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 383460, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Parosda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parosda village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Sabar Kantha
Tehsil Vijaynagar
Pincode 383460
Area (hectares) 723.24 hectares
Population 2,783
Male Population 1,389
Female Population 1,394
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parosda compares

By the 2011 count Parosda is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents. Its 723.24 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Parosda

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

Parosda lies about 9.8 km from Sabar Kantha, and the nearest railway station is Khed Brahma, about 14 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 Parosda
District headquarters Sabar Kantha 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Vijaynagar 11 km
Nearest town Khedbrahma 14 km
Nearest railway station Khed Brahma 14 km

Villages closest to Parosda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parosda village had a population of 2,783. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,162 residents.

Parosda village has 1,389 males and 1,394 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parosda has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Parosda is 383460. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Parosda covers 723.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parosda falls under Vijaynagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Parosda is Khed Brahma, about 14 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 within village and private bus service as Available within village for Parosda.

Parosda is about 9.8 km from Sabar Kantha in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parosda is in Vijaynagar tehsil of Sabar Kantha district. Sabar Kantha is about 9.8 km away. Vijaynagar is about 11 km away. Khedbrahma is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Antari (2.3 km), Khedasan (4.3 km) and Antarsumba (6.1 km).

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

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