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About Paraswara Kalan Village

Paraswara Kalan is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,780, made up of 916 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 458.46 hectares hectares.

Paraswara Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraswara Kalan village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Barhi
Area (hectares) 458.46 hectares
Population 1,780
Male Population 916
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Paraswara Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Paraswara Kalan is the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents. Its 458.46 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Paraswara Kalan

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

Paraswara Kalan lies about 27 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Salhana, about 4.5 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 Paraswara Kalan
Nearest railway station Salhana 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 17 km
District headquarters Katni 27 km
Nearest town Murwāra 27 km

Villages closest to Paraswara Kalan

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Barhi 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 Paraswara Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraswara Kalan village had a population of 1,780. That makes it the 20th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,791 residents.

Paraswara Kalan village has 916 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraswara Kalan has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Paraswara Kalan covers 458.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraswara Kalan falls under Barhi tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraswara Kalan is Salhana, about 4.5 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 village for Paraswara Kalan.

Paraswara Kalan is about 27 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraswara Kalan is in Barhi tehsil of Katni district. Salhana is about 4.5 km away. Barhi is about 17 km away. Katni is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bahirghata (2.0 km), Khirhni (2.9 km) and Pipariya Kalan (4.2 km).

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

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