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About Parasiya Village

Parasiya is a mid sized village in Silwani tehsil, in the district of Raisen, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 832, made up of 441 males and 391 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 730.57 hectares hectares.

Parasiya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parasiya village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Raisen
Tehsil Silwani
Area (hectares) 730.57 hectares
Population 832
Male Population 441
Female Population 391
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Parasiya compares

By the 2011 count Parasiya is the 37th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 576 residents. Its 730.57 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Parasiya

Parasiya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Parasiya as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Parasiya from other places

Parasiya lies about 87 km from Raisen, and the nearest railway station is Gadarwara, about 44 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 Parasiya
Tehsil headquarters Silwani 20 km
Nearest town Gādarwāra 41 km
Nearest railway station Gadarwara 44 km
District headquarters Raisen 87 km

Villages closest to Parasiya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Parasiya village had a population of 832. That makes it the 37th largest of the 219 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 576 residents.

Parasiya village has 441 males and 391 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parasiya has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 920.

Parasiya covers 730.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Parasiya falls under Silwani tehsil of Raisen district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parasiya is Gadarwara, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Parasiya.

Parasiya is about 87 km from Raisen in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parasiya is in Silwani tehsil of Raisen district. Silwani is about 20 km away. Gādarwāra is about 41 km away. Gadarwara is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tendukheda (1.5 km), Phulmar (1.6 km) and Bichhua (2.0 km).

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

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