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About Paraspani Village

Paraspani is a small village in Taljhari tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 215 males and 232 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paraspani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraspani village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Taljhari
Pincode 816116
Area (hectares) 169 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 215
Female Population 232
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paraspani compares

By the 2011 count Paraspani is the 55th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 383 residents. Its 169 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Paraspani

Paraspani is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paraspani as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraspani from other places

Paraspani lies about 17 km from Taljhari, and the nearest railway station is Sahibganj, 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 Paraspani
Nearest railway station Sahibganj 14 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Taljhari 17 km

Villages closest to Paraspani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraspani village had a population of 447. That makes it the 55th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 383 residents.

Paraspani village has 215 males and 232 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraspani has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Paraspani is 816116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paraspani covers 169 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraspani falls under Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paraspani is Sahibganj, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Paraspani.

Paraspani is about 17 km from Taljhari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraspani is in Taljhari tehsil of Sahibganj district. Sahibganj is about 14 km away. Sāhibganj is about 15 km away. Taljhari is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baramasia (under 2 km), Barmasia (under 2 km) and Basko (3.5 km).

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

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