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About Paranakesri Village

Paranakesri is a small village in Jarmundi tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 301, made up of 161 males and 140 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 870 females per 1000 males. The village covers 67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paranakesri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paranakesri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Jarmundi
Pincode 814118
Area (hectares) 67 hectares
Population 301
Male Population 161
Female Population 140
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 870
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paranakesri compares

By the 2011 count Paranakesri is the 193rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 370 residents. Its 67 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Paranakesri

Paranakesri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paranakesri as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Paranakesri from other places

Paranakesri lies about 20 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.4 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 Paranakesri
Nearest railway station Basukinath Railway Station 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Jarmundi 5.4 km
District headquarters Dumka 20 km

Villages closest to Paranakesri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paranakesri village had a population of 301. That makes it the 193rd largest of the 396 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 370 residents.

Paranakesri village has 161 males and 140 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paranakesri has about 870 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Paranakesri is 814118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paranakesri covers 67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paranakesri falls under Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paranakesri is Basukinath Railway Station, about 4.4 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 <5 km distance for Paranakesri.

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

Paranakesri is in Jarmundi tehsil of Dumka district. Basukinath Railway Station is about 4.4 km away. Jarmundi is about 5.4 km away. Dumka 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 Kesri (under 2 km), Sighni (2.2 km) and Singhni (2.2 km).

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

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