About Parai Village

Parai is a large village in Chitrangi tehsil, in the district of Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,958, made up of 2,541 males and 2,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1293.75 hectares hectares.

Parai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Parai village
Description	Value
State	Madhya Pradesh
District	Singrauli
Tehsil	Chitrangi
Area (hectares)	1293.75 hectares
Population	4,958
Male Population	2,541
Female Population	2,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	951
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Parai compares

By the 2011 count Parai is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents. Its 1293.75 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Getting to Parai

Parai is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Parai as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Parai from other places

Parai lies about 47 km from Singrauli, and the nearest railway station is Majhaoli, about 30 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 Parai
Tehsil headquarters	Chitrangi	27 km
Nearest railway station	Majhaoli	30 km
Nearest town	Sidhi	40 km
District headquarters	Singrauli	47 km

Villages closest to Parai

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

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Common questions about Parai

As per the Census of India 2011, Parai village had a population of 4,958. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,096 residents.

Parai village has 2,541 males and 2,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Parai has about 951 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

Parai covers 1293.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Parai falls under Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Parai is Majhaoli, about 30 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Parai.

Parai is about 47 km from Singrauli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Parai is in Chitrangi tehsil of Singrauli district. Chitrangi is about 27 km away. Majhaoli is about 30 km away. Sidhi is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.