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About Paru Village

Paru is a small village in Shahpur tehsil, in the district of Betul, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 60, made up of 33 males and 27 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 818 females per 1000 males. The village covers 68.031 hectares hectares.

Paru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paru village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Betul
Tehsil Shahpur
Area (hectares) 68.031 hectares
Population 60
Male Population 33
Female Population 27
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 818
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 Paru compares

By the 2011 count Paru is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 852 residents. Its 68.031 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Paru

Paru is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paru 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. The nearest villages by name are Neemiya, Nishana Ryt, Pahawadi and Palaspani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Paru

As per the Census of India 2011, Paru village had a population of 60. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 852 residents.

Paru village has 33 males and 27 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paru has about 818 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Paru covers 68.031 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paru falls under Shahpur tehsil of Betul district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Paru notes the nearest railway station 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 Paru.

Paru is in Shahpur tehsil of Betul district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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