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About Paraonthi Village

Paraonthi is a small village in Jubbal tehsil, in the district of Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 92 males and 84 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 126 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 171205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraonthi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraonthi village
Description Value
State Himachal Pradesh
District Shimla
Tehsil Jubbal
Pincode 171205
Area (hectares) 126 hectares
Population 176
Male Population 92
Female Population 84
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paraonthi compares

By the 2011 count Paraonthi is the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 267 residents. Its 126 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Paraonthi

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

Paraonthi lies about 46 km from Shimla. 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 Paraonthi
Tehsil headquarters Jubbal under 2 km
District headquarters Shimla 46 km

Villages closest to Paraonthi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraonthi village had a population of 176. That makes it the 85th largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 267 residents.

Paraonthi village has 92 males and 84 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraonthi has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Paraonthi is 171205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraonthi covers 126 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paraonthi falls under Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district in Himachal Pradesh.

The census record for Paraonthi notes the nearest railway station 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 Paraonthi.

Paraonthi is about 46 km from Shimla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraonthi is in Jubbal tehsil of Shimla district. Jubbal is about under 2 km away. Shimla is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chamaru (under 2 km), D P F Jachli (under 2 km) and Jachli (under 2 km).

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

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