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About Para Village

Para is a small village in Kuchai tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 262, made up of 133 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kuchai
Pincode 833216
Area (hectares) 72 hectares
Population 262
Male Population 133
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 651 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Para

Para is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within <5 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about 5.0 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 Para
Nearest railway station Barabambo 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuchai 12 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 15 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 22 km

Villages closest to Para

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 262. That makes it the 76th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 651 residents.

Para village has 133 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Para is 833216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Para covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Para falls under Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Para is Barabambo, about 5.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Para.

Para is about 22 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Kuchai tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Barabambo is about 5.0 km away. Kuchai is about 12 km away. Chakradharpur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paralbadi (under 2 km), Rurunglohar (under 2 km) and Bangurdih (under 2 km).

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

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