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About Para Village

Para is a mid sized village in Pohri tehsil, in the district of Shivpuri, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 572, made up of 306 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172 hectares hectares.

Para Overview

Census 2011 figures for Para village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Shivpuri
Tehsil Pohri
Area (hectares) 172 hectares
Population 572
Male Population 306
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Para compares

By the 2011 count Para is the 137th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 878 residents. Its 172 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Getting to Para

Para is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Para as Available within 10+ 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 Para from other places

Para lies about 49 km from Shivpuri, and the nearest railway station is Rayshree, about 42 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 Para
Tehsil headquarters Pohri 21 km
Nearest railway station Rayshree 42 km
District headquarters Shivpuri 49 km

Villages closest to Para

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Para village had a population of 572. That makes it the 137th largest of the 235 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 878 residents.

Para village has 306 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Para has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 875.

Para covers 172 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Para falls under Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Para is Rayshree, about 42 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Para.

Para is about 49 km from Shivpuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Para is in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district. Pohri is about 21 km away. Rayshree is about 42 km away. Shivpuri is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hinotiya (under 2 km), Gajhet (under 2 km) and Mahloni (3.0 km).

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

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