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About Paraswada Village

Paraswada is a mid sized village in Lanji tehsil, in the district of Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 871, made up of 417 males and 454 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,089 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.27 hectares hectares.

Paraswada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraswada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Balaghat
Tehsil Lanji
Area (hectares) 291.27 hectares
Population 871
Male Population 417
Female Population 454
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,089
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paraswada compares

By the 2011 count Paraswada is the 80th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents. Its 291.27 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Paraswada

Paraswada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paraswada 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraswada from other places

Paraswada lies about 32 km from Balaghat, and the nearest railway station is Gatra, about 8.9 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 Paraswada
Nearest railway station Gatra 8.9 km
Nearest town Gondiā 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Lanji 26 km
District headquarters Balaghat 32 km

Villages closest to Paraswada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraswada village had a population of 871. That makes it the 80th largest of the 125 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,339 residents.

Paraswada village has 417 males and 454 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraswada has about 1089 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Paraswada covers 291.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraswada falls under Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraswada is Gatra, about 8.9 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paraswada.

Paraswada is about 32 km from Balaghat in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraswada is in Lanji tehsil of Balaghat district. Gatra is about 8.9 km away. Gondiā is about 13 km away. Lanji is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sawari (7.9 km), Bodaldalkha (8.1 km) and Chikhalamali (11 km).

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

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