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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Jabalpur tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,103, made up of 555 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 644.38 hectares hectares.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Jabalpur
Area (hectares) 644.38 hectares
Population 1,103
Male Population 555
Female Population 548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 41st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 859 residents. Its 644.38 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 932.

Getting to Para

Para is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 23 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Bargi, about 4.3 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
Nearest railway station Bargi 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jabalpur 23 km

Villages closest to Para

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jabalpur 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 1,103. That makes it the 41st largest of the 156 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 859 residents.

Para village has 555 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 932.

Para covers 644.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Para falls under Jabalpur tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Para is Bargi, about 4.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Para.

Para is about 23 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Jabalpur tehsil of Jabalpur district. Bargi is about 4.3 km away. Jabalpur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patpara (under 2 km), Basha (1.6 km) and Shahajpuri (1.9 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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