About Paristan Village

Paristan is a large village in Banihal tehsil, in the district of Ramban, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,976, made up of 1,535 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1127.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 182146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paristan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paristan village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Ramban
Tehsil	Banihal
Pincode	182146
Area (hectares)	1127.1 hectares
Population	2,976
Male Population	1,535
Female Population	1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Paristan compares

By the 2011 count Paristan is the 17th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents. Its 1127.1 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Paristan

Paristan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Paristan as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Paristan from other places

Paristan lies about 48 km from Ramban, and the nearest railway station is Qazigund, about 21 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 Paristan
Nearest town	Kulgam	10 km
Nearest railway station	Qazigund	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Banihal	30 km
District headquarters	Ramban	48 km

Villages closest to Paristan

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

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Common questions about Paristan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paristan village had a population of 2,976. That makes it the 17th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,671 residents.

Paristan village has 1,535 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paristan has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Paristan is 182146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paristan covers 1127.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paristan falls under Banihal tehsil of Ramban district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Paristan is Qazigund, about 21 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Paristan.

Paristan is about 48 km from Ramban in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paristan is in Banihal tehsil of Ramban district. Kulgam is about 10 km away. Qazigund is about 21 km away. Banihal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.