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About Parkana Village

Parkana is a large village in Mungaoli tehsil, in the district of Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,011, made up of 1,045 males and 966 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 721 hectares hectares.

Parkana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parkana village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ashoknagar
Tehsil Mungaoli
Area (hectares) 721 hectares
Population 2,011
Male Population 1,045
Female Population 966
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Parkana compares

By the 2011 count Parkana is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 851 residents. Its 721 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Getting to Parkana

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

How far is Parkana from other places

Parkana lies about 34 km from Ashoknagar, and the nearest railway station is Guneru Bamori, about 4.0 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 Parkana
Nearest railway station Guneru Bamori 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Mungaoli 11 km
District headquarters Ashoknagar 34 km

Villages closest to Parkana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parkana village had a population of 2,011. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 851 residents.

Parkana village has 1,045 males and 966 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parkana has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 888.

Parkana covers 721 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parkana falls under Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parkana is Guneru Bamori, about 4.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Parkana.

Parkana is about 34 km from Ashoknagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parkana is in Mungaoli tehsil of Ashoknagar district. Guneru Bamori is about 4.0 km away. Mungaoli is about 11 km away. Ashoknagar is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ram Khiriya (1.8 km), Panchampur (2.1 km) and Sihora (2.4 km).

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

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