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About Paratwada Village

Paratwada is a mid sized village in Karahal tehsil, in the district of Sheopur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 580, made up of 292 males and 288 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 861 hectares hectares.

Paratwada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paratwada village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Sheopur
Tehsil Karahal
Area (hectares) 861 hectares
Population 580
Male Population 292
Female Population 288
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paratwada compares

By the 2011 count Paratwada is the 65th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents. Its 861 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Getting to Paratwada

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

Paratwada lies about 39 km from Sheopur, and the nearest railway station is Sheopur Kalan, about 39 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 Paratwada
Tehsil headquarters Karahal 13 km
Nearest railway station Sheopur Kalan 39 km
District headquarters Sheopur 39 km

Villages closest to Paratwada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paratwada village had a population of 580. That makes it the 65th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,108 residents.

Paratwada village has 292 males and 288 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paratwada has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 914.

Paratwada covers 861 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.

Paratwada falls under Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Paratwada is Sheopur Kalan, about 39 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 village for Paratwada.

Paratwada is about 39 km from Sheopur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paratwada is in Karahal tehsil of Sheopur district. Karahal is about 13 km away. Sheopur Kalan is about 39 km away. Sheopur is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarari Khurd (2.3 km), Jakhda (3.3 km) and Jakhda Dogry (3.3 km).

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

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