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About Paro Village

Paro is a mid sized village in Bano tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,686, made up of 815 males and 871 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,069 females per 1000 males. The village covers 835 hectares hectares.

Paro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paro village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Bano
Area (hectares) 835 hectares
Population 1,686
Male Population 815
Female Population 871
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,069
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paro compares

By the 2011 count Paro is the 7th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 835 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Paro

Paro is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paro 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paro from other places

Paro lies about 55 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Mahabuang, about 11 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 Paro
Nearest railway station Mahabuang 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bano 13 km
Nearest town Birmitrapur 41 km
District headquarters Simdega 55 km

Villages closest to Paro

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paro village had a population of 1,686. That makes it the 7th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Paro village has 815 males and 871 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paro has about 1069 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

Paro covers 835 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paro falls under Bano tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Paro is Mahabuang, about 11 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 10+ km distance for Paro.

Paro is about 55 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paro is in Bano tehsil of Simdega district. Mahabuang is about 11 km away. Bano is about 13 km away. Birmitrapur is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Banki (2.2 km), Konaroia (2.5 km) and Ramjal (2.6 km).

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

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