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About Paraskhedi Village

Paraskhedi is a small village in Barwaha tehsil, in the district of Khargone, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 86 males and 52 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 605 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.32 hectares hectares.

Paraskhedi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paraskhedi village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Khargone
Tehsil Barwaha
Area (hectares) 193.32 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 86
Female Population 52
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 605
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Paraskhedi compares

By the 2011 count Paraskhedi is the 224th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents. Its 193.32 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Paraskhedi

Paraskhedi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paraskhedi 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paraskhedi from other places

Paraskhedi lies about 71 km from Khargone, and the nearest railway station is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 5.6 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 Paraskhedi
Nearest railway station Mukhtiara Balwada 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Barwaha 11 km
Nearest town Barwāh 11 km
District headquarters Khargone 71 km

Villages closest to Paraskhedi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paraskhedi village had a population of 138. That makes it the 224th largest of the 246 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,107 residents.

Paraskhedi village has 86 males and 52 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paraskhedi has about 605 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Paraskhedi covers 193.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paraskhedi falls under Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paraskhedi is Mukhtiara Balwada, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Paraskhedi.

Paraskhedi is about 71 km from Khargone in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paraskhedi is in Barwaha tehsil of Khargone district. Mukhtiara Balwada is about 5.6 km away. Barwaha is about 11 km away. Barwāh is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pala Palasiya (under 2 km), Rajana (1.9 km) and Ramana (1.9 km).

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

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