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About Parakheda Village

Parakheda is a small village in Sihora tehsil, in the district of Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 145, made up of 76 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 908 females per 1000 males. The village covers 843.09 hectares hectares.

Parakheda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parakheda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Jabalpur
Tehsil Sihora
Area (hectares) 843.09 hectares
Population 145
Male Population 76
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 908
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parakheda compares

By the 2011 count Parakheda is the 128th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 931 residents. Its 843.09 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Parakheda

Parakheda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Parakheda as Available within 10+ 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 Parakheda from other places

Parakheda lies about 34 km from Jabalpur, and the nearest railway station is Sihora Road, about 12 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 Parakheda
Nearest railway station Sihora Road 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sihora 15 km
Nearest town Sihorā 15 km
District headquarters Jabalpur 34 km

Villages closest to Parakheda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parakheda village had a population of 145. That makes it the 128th largest of the 134 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 931 residents.

Parakheda village has 76 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parakheda has about 908 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Parakheda covers 843.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parakheda falls under Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parakheda is Sihora Road, about 12 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Parakheda.

Parakheda is about 34 km from Jabalpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parakheda is in Sihora tehsil of Jabalpur district. Sihora Road is about 12 km away. Sihora is about 15 km away. Sihorā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumhi (under 2 km), Pratappur (2.0 km) and Amadogri (2.3 km).

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

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