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About Paretha Village

Paretha is a mid sized village in Kukshi tehsil, in the district of Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,054, made up of 531 males and 523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.21 hectares hectares.

Paretha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paretha village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Dhar
Tehsil Kukshi
Area (hectares) 458.21 hectares
Population 1,054
Male Population 531
Female Population 523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paretha compares

By the 2011 count Paretha is the 114th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents. Its 458.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Paretha

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

How far is Paretha from other places

Paretha lies about 53 km from Dhar, and the nearest railway station is Tanda Road, about 2.7 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 Paretha
Nearest railway station Tanda Road 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kukshi 32 km
District headquarters Dhar 53 km

Villages closest to Paretha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paretha village had a population of 1,054. That makes it the 114th largest of the 192 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,476 residents.

Paretha village has 531 males and 523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paretha has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Paretha covers 458.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paretha falls under Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paretha is Tanda Road, about 2.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Paretha.

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

Paretha is in Kukshi tehsil of Dhar district. Tanda Road is about 2.7 km away. Kukshi is about 32 km away. Dhar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singachori (under 2 km), Chamjhar (2.3 km) and Narwali (3.0 km).

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

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