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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Bada Malhera tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 529, made up of 270 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 268.7 hectares hectares.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bada Malhera
Area (hectares) 268.7 hectares
Population 529
Male Population 270
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 933 residents. Its 268.7 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Getting to Para

Para is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 53 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Tila, about 35 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
Tehsil headquarters Bada Malhera 4.8 km
Nearest town Bijāwar 23 km
Nearest railway station Tila 35 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 53 km

Villages closest to Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bada Malhera 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 529. That makes it the 61st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 933 residents.

Para village has 270 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 878.

Para covers 268.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Para falls under Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Para is Tila, about 35 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Para.

Para is about 53 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Bada Malhera tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Bada Malhera is about 4.8 km away. Bijāwar is about 23 km away. Tila is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baman Kola (under 2 km), Kewlai (under 2 km) and Mailwar (1.5 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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