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About Paraswara Village

Paraswara is a small village in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil, in the district of Katni, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 116 males and 114 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91.61 hectares hectares.

Paraswara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraswara village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Katni
Tehsil Vijayraghavgarh
Area (hectares) 91.61 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 116
Female Population 114
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
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 Paraswara compares

By the 2011 count Paraswara is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 91.61 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Paraswara

Paraswara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Paraswara 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 Paraswara from other places

Paraswara lies about 18 km from Katni, and the nearest railway station is Jukehi, about 11 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
Tehsil headquarters Vijayraghavgarh 10 km
Nearest railway station Jukehi 11 km
District headquarters Katni 18 km
Nearest town Murwāra 18 km

Villages closest to Paraswara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraswara village had a population of 230. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Paraswara village has 116 males and 114 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraswara has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

Paraswara covers 91.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Paraswara falls under Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraswara is Jukehi, about 11 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 Paraswara.

Paraswara is about 18 km from Katni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraswara is in Vijayraghavgarh tehsil of Katni district. Vijayraghavgarh is about 10 km away. Jukehi is about 11 km away. Katni is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Harduwa Kalan (under 2 km), Deora Kalan (2.0 km) and Harduwa Khurd (2.3 km).

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

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