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About Paragarh Village

Paragarh is a small village in Kolaras tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 142 males and 102 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 718 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.28 hectares hectares.

Paragarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paragarh village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Kolaras
Area (hectares) 159.28 hectares
Population 244
Male Population 142
Female Population 102
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 718
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Paragarh compares

By the 2011 count Paragarh is the 156th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 758 residents. Its 159.28 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 869.

Getting to Paragarh

Paragarh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Paragarh 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 within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Paragarh from other places

Paragarh lies about 21 km from Shivpuri. 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 Paragarh
Tehsil headquarters Kolaras 8.4 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 21 km

Villages closest to Paragarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Paragarh village had a population of 244. That makes it the 156th largest of the 186 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 758 residents.

Paragarh village has 142 males and 102 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paragarh has about 718 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 869.

Paragarh covers 159.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Paragarh falls under Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The census record for Paragarh notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Paragarh is about 21 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Paragarh is in Kolaras tehsil of Shivpuri district. Kolaras is about 8.4 km away. Shivpuri is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bersiya (3.7 km), Gora (4.0 km) and Dongarpur (4.3 km).

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

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