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About Parsel Village

Parsel is a large village in Dhimarkheda tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,270, made up of 1,682 males and 1,588 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 710 hectares hectares.

Parsel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parsel village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Dhimarkheda
Area (hectares) 710 hectares
Population 3,270
Male Population 1,682
Female Population 1,588
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Parsel compares

By the 2011 count Parsel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 914 residents. Its 710 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Parsel

Parsel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parsel as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Parsel from other places

Parsel lies about 33 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Vilayatkalan Road, about 9.4 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 Parsel
Nearest railway station Vilayatkalan Road 9.4 km
Nearest town Umaria 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Dhimarkheda 33 km
District headquarters Katni 33 km

Villages closest to Parsel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parsel village had a population of 3,270. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 914 residents.

Parsel village has 1,682 males and 1,588 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parsel has about 944 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Parsel covers 710 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parsel falls under Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parsel is Vilayatkalan Road, about 9.4 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 10+ km distance for Parsel.

Parsel is about 33 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parsel is in Dhimarkheda tehsil of Katni district. Vilayatkalan Road is about 9.4 km away. Umaria is about 25 km away. Dhimarkheda is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amajhal (4.1 km), Kudra (4.5 km) and Tuman (6.3 km).

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

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